A former railway yard has received 16,000 sleepers that will form part of the Levenmouth rail link. As well as reinstating 19 single track kilometres of railway, the Levenmouth project
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Tag: Construction
A number of reopening proposals are currently under construction, including Crossrail.
Work progresses on Marsh Barton
Preparatory works at the site of the railway station being built at Marsh Barton have progressed well after work began last month. Vegetation has been cleared, existing utilities protected, and
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Blackpool North tram extension update
Blackpool Council has confirmed that the contractor is returning to site to complete works on the Blackpool North tram extension. Over the coming months overhead electric lines and new signals
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Crossrail commences trial running
Delivery of the Elizabeth line is now in its complex final stages. The project has reached the next important milestone with Crossrail Ltd recently commencing timetabled train movements in the
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Luton DART fly through video shows progress
Luton Council have shared an updated fly through of the Luton Airport DART route showing the progress on construction. The fit out of Luton Airport station appears to be well
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Construction starts on Marsh Barton
Work has commenced on the railway station to serve Marsh Barton, which is located near Exeter on the railway line towards Plymouth. A nearby road will close at the end
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Sidings milestone reached on Brent Cross West
A project to deliver a railway station on the Midland Mainline near London has reached a new milestone after the northern end of the sidings was commissioned. Forthcoming work to
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First phase of Reston station construction begins
Following successful completion of preparatory work, primarily diverting an existing water main, the team on site have now started work to create the embankments for the new station platforms. Work
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Final stages of Wolverhampton tram works begin
The Midland Metro Alliance (MMA), working on behalf of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), will return to Wolverhampton city centre to carry out a series of works to complete the
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Network Rail confirms rail closures to deliver Soham
Network Rail have confirmed the dates when the railway line through Soham will be closed to enable the construction of the new railway station. Engineers will need to work on
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Fly through video released for Luton DART
Luton Council have released a fly through video of the Luton DART route. The cable hauled propulsion system is expected to open in 2022 Construction of the pioneering Luton DART
Continue readingWork starts on Femern project
The Femern Link Contractors joint venture began work on the world’s longest immersed tunnel. Up to 9-meter high and 43-metre wide, the 18 km-long combined road and rail tunnel linking
Continue readingWork set to start on site at Marsh Barton
Enabling works are expected to start next month on the site of Marsh Barton railway station following unanimous approval at a meeting of Devon County Council’s cabinet. The station will
Continue readingFirst tube train runs on Northern Line Extension
The first test passenger trains operated on the Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station. It marks another milestone achieved ahead of the line opening in autumn 2021. Source: TfL
Continue readingTram stop construction starts on Birmingham Westside extension
Construction work has started on Brindleyplace tram stop as the final ten metres of track on Broad Street were welded into place. It is one of three tram stops on
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