Major projects - Page 2

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Is NPR ready for the next level?

RICHARD WILCOCK examines the on-off history of Northern Powerhouse Rail, and asks whether the time is right (and what must happen) for the project to be advanced

Major projects 26 Jul

Exposed to the elements: a Great Western Railway HST passes Sprey Point at Teignmouth, after leaving Parsons Tunnel, on June 4 2021. This stretch of line is at the mercy of cliff falls on one side and high seas on the other. ALAMY.

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Plan B for the Teignmouth Sea Wall

Network Rail had planned to divert the railway along the Teignmouth Sea Wall, so what’s planned instead? Nick Brodrick reports in part 4 of our Dawlish series.

Engineering 10 Jul

American sappers from the 333rd Engineer Special Service Regiment remove the swing bridge sabotaged by the Germans in Cherbourg.

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The role of rail in the days after D-Day

Christian Wolmar looks at how railways are strategic supply lines and the relevance of wartime events in Normandy 80 years ago to today’s conflict in Ukraine

Major projects 5 Jun

Avanti West Coast 390130 crosses Docker Viaduct (Cumbria) with the 1040 Glasgow Central-London Euston on June 17 2021

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West Coast Main Line special: the spine of the nation

Ben Jones explains why the West Coast Main Line has been Britain’s busiest and most important rail corridor for almost 200 years

Major projects 15 May

An impression of how HS2 and the tramway will interact at Curzon Street station

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Eastside story on West Midlands Metro

Chris Howe chronicles the latest progress with the Eastside extension in Birmingham

Major projects 8 May

HS2 view from the northern bridge abutment at Wendover Dean

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UK-first construction method used for new HS2 viaduct at Wendover Dean

Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town

Major projects 10 Apr

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High Speed 1 and the Eurostar conundrum

Tighter border checks imminent and a catalogue of post-pandemic complications facing the high-speed railway’s operator, the future of HS1 appears at an impasse

Major projects 18 Jan

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Can land value capture set projects free?

Could land value capture agreements be the answer for transport schemes elsewhere in the UK? PETER PLISNER investigates

Major projects 18 Jan

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So… just what has happened to the IRP?

It was described as the biggest-ever investment in the rail network, but wasn’t universally welcomed - mainly because of what it left out.

Major projects 1 Oct

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The need for SPEED is still an important one

What is happening to Project Speed? Has it been buffeted by the economic storms swirling around the industry, or is it undergoing a subtle evolution

Major projects 1 Oct

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Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report 2022

Delivery of later phases of the flagship East West Rail scheme, to restore a direct ‘Varsity Line’ rail link between Oxford and Cambridge, has been declared “unachievable” by this key government body.

Major projects 20 Jul

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The Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme

The Department for Transport faces the risk of further delays and cost increases to the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

Major projects 1 Jul

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Rising costs… and how to gain control

PROFESSOR ANDREW McNAUGHTON examines the root causes behind rail infrastructure projects coming in late and over budget

Major projects 1 Oct

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Crossrail – a progress update

Crossrail could cost up to £218 million more than the funding available, reports the National Audit Office in its latest progress report on the mega-project.

Major projects 9 Jul

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Framework for strategic planning: Megatrends

PROFESSOR ANDREW MCNAUGHTON examines how our railways can play an essential and growing part in the economic and social life of the country in coming decades

Major projects 1 Jul

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IP’s evolution: planning, costing and delivering

The effect of NR's devolution strategy on Infrastructure Projects division & how IP works to integrate with Routes and improve performance. PAUL STEPHEN reports

Major projects 15 Sept

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Hansford Review calls for immediate reforms

A major study into NR contestability has delivered hard-hitting recommendations into how projects can be carried out & completed on time TOM INGALL reports

Major projects 15 Sept

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Rail and housing: time for joined-up thinking

Rail planners need to work more proactively with developers to make new opportunities created by Britain’s housing shortage & property prices says PAUL CLIFTON

Major projects 15 Sept

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