Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 144

First wires erected on Great Western

Network Rail has installed the first mile of overhead wires on the Great Western Main Line (GWML).

PAC questions role of Office of Rail and Road

The Public Accounts Committee questioned the role of the ORR, with PAC member Nigel Mills asking ORR Chief Executive Richard Price why the regulator was needed.

Carne opposes five-year funding cycle for big projects

NR's Mark Carne told the PAC “there is no doubt at all in my view” that GWML electrification should have been managed the same way as Crossrail and Thameslink.

Great Western electrification could be TWO years late

Electrification of the Great Western Main Line could be two years late and cost three times as much as original estimates suggest sources close to the project.

A reward for getting to the airport early

How TfGM earned the NRA 2015 Civil Engineering Achievement of the Year accolade for the successful Metrolink extension project to Manchester Airport

Working together reaps rewards on the railway

A triumph of effective collaboration

The Reading redevelopment is proof of how several contractors working in harmony can result in a spectacular success

New Yorkshire railway supported

North Yorkshire County Council’s Local Transport Plan 4 supports concept of new railway from Leeds, via Harrogate and Ripon, to the East Coast Main Line.

ATW seeks extension of off-peak Airport services

Arriva Trains Wales has askedOffice of Rail and Road for approval to extend off-peak North Wales/Chester-Manchester Piccadilly services to Manchester Airport.

Level crossing improvements

Network Rail began upgrading three level crossings on November 16, as part of a wider plan to resignal the Nottingham to Newark Castle and Grantham lines.