Major projects - Page 4

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Borders railway: a game-changing project

Everyone’s a winner with the newly re-opened stretch of Borders railway - but it was hard work for the campaigners and the contractors who built the railway

Major projects 16 Sept

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Manchester sharpens its rail ambitions

Greater Manchester’s new 25-year Transport Vision, which is now out for public consultation, and at current developments that are shaping the area’s future

Policy 2 Sept

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Norton Bridge on course for early finish

RAIL magazine reports on a successful infrastructure project in Staffordshire

Major projects 5 Aug

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Reconnecting Brixham

Could a closed Devon line still be a candidate for reconnection to the main line network?

Major projects 5 Aug

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The knock-on benefits of ‘Norwich in 90’

RICHARD CLINNICK examines the work required to realise the dream of Norwich-London services in 90 minutes

Major projects 22 Jul

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Completed… the other London marathon

STEFANIE BROWNE reports on the mammoth engineering feat that has resulted in 26 miles of new tunnels being bored through London

Major projects 24 Jun

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Putting Wisbech back on the railway map

Why is there such a clamour to re-open the March-Wisbech line, and put the capital of the Fens back on the national rail network? PAUL PRENTICE reports

Major projects 10 Jun

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High-wire act

COLIN PRESTON explains how SYSTRA is conquering the challenges faced in the £742 million Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Queen Street electrification project

Electrification 27 May

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Inside Three Bridges

Siemens is close to completing its Class 700 maintenance depot at Three Bridges. RICHARD CLINNICK visits the site to examine the work that is taking place

Major projects 13 May

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Making the most of development potential

Is the railway making the most of its development land? PAUL CLIFTON asks if the rail industry isn’t missing a few tricks

Major projects 31 Mar

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(Not) Brunel’s station

JAMES JOHNSON looks at a part of Bristol Temple Meads that is about to be restored and put to 21st century use

Major projects 18 Mar

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Coming soon…to a Tube station near you?

Manufacturing companies are already discussing their plans for the New Tube For London deal that will bring air-conditioned trains to the Deep Tube

Major projects 4 Feb

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Crossrail 2 to ease future congestion

PAUL PRENTICE profiles the plans for London’s next major cross-city line, and examines how far the project has progressed

Major projects 4 Feb

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Common ground

With an IEP and Crossrail depot, a planned HS2 station and London Overground station, Old Oak Common could soon be the most important rail centre in London.

Major projects 4 Feb

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Make haste at Hastings

All parties are agreed that better connectivity from Hastings to London via High Speed 1 is a sound idea. But when will it happen and is it even a done deal?

Major projects 21 Jan

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The hard work continues at Dawlish

RICHARD CLINNICK meets some of Network Rail’s engineers and contractors involved in re-building Dawlish

Engineering 22 Dec

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Refining the public perception of HS2

TOM KELLY shares with PAUL PRENTICE the key aspects of the campaign to engage with local authorities and businesses… but it won’t reach a speedy resolution

Major projects 17 Dec