2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (327+ words) Network Rail and contractors will this weekend upgrade the Chiltern Main Line between Northolt Park and Haddenham & Thame Parkway, combining track and signalling reliability works with demolition of an HS2 bridge. Possession of this intensively used commuter and inter-urban corridor will…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (383+ words) The Federal Government has appointed Professor Eva Hanly and Christopher Rayner to the High Speed Rail Authority Board, strengthening governance for the planned Sydney–Newcastle high-speed corridor. Hanly brings nearly 30 years’ experience in procuring, delivering and operating complex transport, mining…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (384+ words) Stage One of New South Wales’ $130 million Avoca Drive Upgrade is starting 18 months early on the Central Coast, where the two-lane east–west arterial currently carries about 26,000 vehicles per day and is a known congestion pinch point. Funded by $100 million…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (333+ words) The £46.1M Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway upgrade to the main entrance of Leeds City Station has been pushed back from its original September 2025 completion date, with only partial opening now “possible” in October 2026. The scheme, funded through the West Yorkshire…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (392+ words) The Office of Rail and Road has authorised opening of the £18.3M Balgray railway station in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, allowing passenger services to start later this month on the Glasgow South Western route. The new stop is expected to relieve pressure…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (427+ words) More than 100 campaigners have protested against National Highways’ plan to infill a historic disused railway overbridge in Hertfordshire, a treatment typically involving mass concrete or foamed fill placed between abutments to avoid structural repairs. Opponents argue that infilling would permanently…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (481+ words) VolkerRail has completed the Sheffield Supertram “Delta Junction” track renewal ahead of programme, finishing works on one of the network’s most complex multi‑track, tight‑radius junctions earlier than planned. The project involved replacing heavily worn embedded rail and special…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (443+ words) A new steel footbridge has been lifted into position at Leyton Underground station in north London by Bam during a tightly sequenced overnight crane operation over the August Bank Holiday. The bridge was installed above live tracks, requiring full possession…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (388+ words) Keeping outcomes at the heart of rail infrastructure delivery means designing projects around measurable benefits such as reduced journey times, higher train frequencies and improved freight paths, rather than simply delivering new track, signalling or stations. The approach pushes teams…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (440+ words) Government review of the Office of Rail and Road finds the regulator will need “new capability and skills” to oversee road schemes delivered under a regulated asset base, with the Lower Thames Crossing expected to be the first Rab project....