All rail articles
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Unchecked Carillion design changes caused fatal Stonehaven train crash, says rail inspectorate
Three died after the derailment in August 2020
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Hold nerve on long term projects, infrastructure chief tells government
National Infrastructure Commission chair John Armitt says ripping up plans amid crisis over rising bills will increase costs in future
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Local leaders ask government to look at ways to build full £39bn Northern Powerhouse Rail line
Open letter from Transport for the North follows decision to downgrade Liverpool to Leeds route
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HS2’s eastern leg to Leeds scrapped with Northern Powerhouse Rail also pulled, government confirms
Ministers finally unveil long-awaited plans for regional rail upgrades
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Northern Powerhouse Rail plan set to be scrapped
HS2’s eastern leg to Leeds also expected to be binned as government gears up to publish long-awaited plan for rail upgrades this week
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Arcadis appointed commercial partner for £5bn East West Rail link
Consultant will draw up business case for next stage of line
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Transport department launches toolkit for better-value rail projects
Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road also worked on new platform
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HS2’s eastern leg ‘not needed’, says West Midlands mayor
Andy Street said the business case for connecting Midlands towns was ‘substantially better’ than for HS2
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On site: HS2’s groundbreaking project under way beneath the Chilterns
Building took a trip to the railway’s single biggest site where work has begun on 16km of tunnels carried out by two 170m long tunnel boring machines and 1,000 workers
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New state-controlled body to run rail projects
Transport secretary commits to more infrastructure investment in biggest shake-up since privatisation
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Contractors eyeing £26m Black Country train stations job
Two new station to be built between Walsall and Wolverhampton
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Sunak delivers ‘jam tomorrow’ Budget
Billions for infrastructure and housing, but new chancellor’s announcements were short on detail
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Chinese steelmaker to invest £1.2bn in British Steel
Jingye completes acquisition of collapsed steelmaker
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Government’s own review says HS2 will exceed £100bn
Unpublished report suggests costs will rise from £88bn to £106bn
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Mace pulls in for £200m rail job
Firm to carry out PM work at manufacturing plant for Siemens in Goole
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Contractors named for latest £1.2bn Network Rail framework
Three firms take jobs on northern routes
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Authorities express concerns over Commonwealth Games projects
Aquatics centre and transport hub given high-risk ratings
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WSP to keep Stirling station redevelopment on track
Firm has been appointed to design new station forecourt