Rail

“Rail tax” on commuters must be reinvested in the railways says transport group

Rail fare rises equivalent to 5% on income tax says Campaign for Better Transport and money should be put into better fare options and infrastructure.

7 years 3 months ago
High speed rail - on time, en France

A Vinci-led consortium is in the final stages of constructing France’s new 302km Tours-Bordeaux high-speed link ahead of a 50 year concession to operate and maintain the line. Antony Oliver hears why this is the model for the future.

7 years 3 months ago
Video: Chris Fry: Infrastructure assets – a land of missed opportunities?

Government Departments will soon respond to the Treasury’s call to release public land and property for 150,000 new houses. But could more be done to embrace the holistic thinking seen in our best projects and apply the ideas elsewhere, asks Temple Group managing director Chris Fry.

7 years 3 months ago
My project: Steven Murdoch celebrates the opening of Borders Railway

Last month’s grand opening of the new railway marked more than a new epoch for rail travel in Scotland – it represented a new beginning for the people of the Scottish Borders, Murdoch says.

7 years 3 months ago
Ordsall Chord rail link to go ahead as legal challenge dismissed

Network Rail's Ordsall Chord rail link through Manchester will go ahead after judge throws out legal challenge

7 years 3 months ago
Getting ready for the next billion journeys

Digital technology holds the key to the UK railway future. Jerry England explains why.

7 years 3 months ago
How hi-tech civils can attract more talent

Shovelling ballast: is it a signal to the next generation of potential recruits that civil engineering is state of the art, asks Arup’s Colin Stewart?

7 years 3 months ago
£2bn electrification schemes “unpaused” but bulk of work now in CP6

Transpennine and Midland Mainline electrification is back on after being halted for review but major work is scheduled for post 2019.

7 years 4 months ago
Crossrail 2 could deliver homes and workers the capital needs

Stakeholder meeting hears hopes are high for significant funding in Autumn Statement as project is increasingly seen as fundamental to capital’s economy, reports Tim Fitch.

7 years 4 months ago
Network Rail: a pull on the purse strings

The challenges faced by Network Rail and its catalogue of "unacceptable problems" present significant knock on effects for the infrastructure sector, says Sheena Sood

7 years 4 months ago