Delivering more than light logistics and parcels to the platforms at King’s Cross, GB Railfreight provided some weekend specials at the historic London terminal. The workings are all part of the huge enhancement project at...Read more
It has taken six months and the cooperation of agencies from all across Wales to rectify a derailed train, wrecked rails, a massive fire, an oil spill, and an environmental disaster on the railway line...Read more
The 8th of March is International Women’s Day, and during the European Year of Rail, there is no better day to emphasise the role of women in rail. This role is increasing, but there is...Read more
There is a great opportunity for freight to assert itself in a way that hasn’t been seen for almost half a century. That was the message this Friday in the UK edition of RailFreight Live....Read more
Brexit, railway capacity and freight for freeports in the UK. This week’s RailFreight Live is a dedicated UK edition. With the freight director of the country’s infrastructure manager and several other high-level speakers, the discussion...Read more
Network Rail, the UK infrastructure manager, has launched a project to encourage more innovation and more businesses to engage with the network, and deliver better value. The Rail Investment Centre of Excellence, which will bring...Read more
Swift, Pragmatic and Efficient Enhancement Delivery. That is both the message and a new initiative called SPEED, backed by the UK government and developed by Network Rail, the UK infrastructure management agency. The project has...Read more
Southbound rail connections have been reestablished from Aberdeen, in the north-east of Scotland. The line reopened on Monday 22 February following extensive repairs to a damaged viaduct. The line has been out of action since...Read more
An icon of the British landscape is under repair. Ribblehead Viaduct, in a remote part of North West England, is the subject of 2.1 million pound repair programme (2.5 million euro), to ensure the smooth...Read more
Southampton’s position as Britain’s premier automotive port has been strengthened by a new rail service, backed by a 300,000 pound investment (335,000 euros). The operators of the port have collaborated with rail operators and car...Read more
A week of closures on the south coast of England will allow completion of a radical upgrade to freight facilities at the Port of Southampton. Between Saturday 13 and Friday 19 February, the line connecting...Read more
The mainline between London and Norwich has fully reopened, after an embankment collapse curtailed services between the capital and the cities of Norwich and Ipswich. Freight operators had limited access to and from Felixstowe, Britain’s...Read more
Bridge repairs in North East Scotland will take longer than originally anticipated. UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail expects the line between Dundee and Aberdeen to remain closed until 22 February. The rail bridge, located three...Read more
A bridge at Stonehaven, nearby the site of last year’s fatal derailment in Scotland, partially collapsed last week. Network Rail, the infrastructure manager for the UK, says the line it carries, between Aberdeen and Dundee,...Read more
Floods in the south, blizzards in the north. Storm Christoph delivers a weather shock to the UK, and rail services are affected in several areas. Vast quantities of rain caused multiple flood incidents, disrupting rail...Read more
Mapping the unpredictable undulations of underground voids and searching out subterranean subsidence is a hidden but vital part of railway maintenance. Now engineers are auditioning a new player in the cast of solutions. Prometheus –...Read more
There’s innovation on the East Coast Main Line, as UK engineers begin a complex civil engineering project to install a prefabricated tunnel under the tracks. A massive concrete and steel structure is being hydraulically jacked...Read more
An ambitious plan has been put forward to redevelop the station in the centre of Oxford. The city, home to the world famous university as well as significant industrial interests, including the BMW Mini factory,...Read more
