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August 25, 2020 | Fleet

First Aventra EMU for South Western Railway unveiled

THE managing director of Britain’s South Western Railway (SWR), Mr Mark Hopwood, unveiled the first Bombardier Aventra EMU at a ceremony in Wimbledon on August 24.

August 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

Second section of Dawlish sea wall upgrade approved

PLANS by Britain’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) for the construction of the remaining section of sea wall in Dawlish, Devon, have been approved by Teignbridge District Council.

August 21, 2020 | Metros

Crossrail opening delayed until first half of 2022 as costs increase again

CROSSRAIL Ltd has announced that the 21km central underground section of the new Elizabeth Line in central London between Paddington, Stratford and Abbey Wood will not be ready to open until the first half of 2022 and could cost an additional £450m to complete, a further blow to the project which was originally scheduled to open in December 2018.

August 21, 2020 | Infrastructure

Britain sets up unit to accelerate transport projects

BRITAIN’s secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Schapps, has announced the creation of a new unit to speed up the delivery of rail and road infrastructure projects.

August 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards £18.6m station contract

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded an £18.6m contract to London-based infrastructure firm J Murphy for the construction of a new station on the Ipswich - Ely line in Soham, Cambridgeshire.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Flooding closes Edinburgh - Glasgow main line

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has reported that a 300m section of track on the Glasgow - Edinburgh main line could take up to two months to fully reinstate following damage caused by severe weather.

August 18, 2020 | Technology

HS2 Ltd agrees partnership with British universities

HS2 Ltd has signed an agreement with the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) to access technologies produced by the group’s research facilities, which it hopes will accelerate the adoption of new technologies on HS2 as well as the global rail market.

August 17, 2020 | Europe

RAIB confirms landslip caused Stonehaven derailment

BRITAIN’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has confirmed that the 06.38 southbound service from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street, which derailed near Stonehaven on August 12, did so following a collision with a landslip.

August 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail pledges immediate action following fatal Stonehaven derailment

DOZENS of sites across Britain with higher-risk trackside slopes are to be inspected following the fatal derailment of a ScotRail service near Stonehaven on August 12 in which three people died and six were injured.

August 12, 2020 | Main line

Three dead following derailment in Scotland

THREE people have died after the 06.38 ScotRail Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen Street service derailed at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on August 12.

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