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HS2 has once again begun tunnelling under London, launching its third TBM under the city. The 853m long, 6.2m i.d. tunnel won’t be used by HS2 trains, but instead will be used to deliver materials and remove spoil from the northern portal where HS2’s E…
The tunnel won’t be used by HS2 trains. Instead, it will be used to deliver materials and remove spoil from the northern portal, where HS2’s Euston twin-bored tunnel will be constructed.
Contractors launched the 847-ton machine (TBM) from the Atlas Roa…
Two motorists were injured in a crash in Buckinghamshire on Good Friday. The incident saw two cars collide in the late evening.
A man and a woman both needed treatment after the collision, which occurred on Marlow Road in Marlow[1] at around 10.18pm on…
Investing in public transport improvements in the North East could yield huge productivity gains, a report from the TUC suggests.
The national trade union federation has pointed to productivity improvements worth £52bn to annual GDP in the next seven y…
Vinci has stayed top of the pile among European construction companies for over a decade, as new analysis of the top 20 in the region shows.
The animated graph is based on data taken from the International Construction Top 200 list and the Constructi…
NEW investment plan to meet net zero targets would create high-quality jobs in transport and manufacturing throughout England and Wales
Productivity gains would boost annual GDP by £52 billion by 2030
Meeting net zero in transport will “improve the qu…
Tracey Milne: addition to team
Integrated Human Factors, the Edinburgh-based consultancy, has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Tracey Milne as chief operations officer.
Ms Milne has more than 25 years’ experience in human factors, mainl…
Editor Richard Clinnick reveals what you’ll find in the May issue of Rail Express later this month.
Credit: Tom McAtee
Another busy month has passed in the Rail Express office, and again it’s been a hectic month reporting on the ever-changing railway…
‘Save St Albans: Fight the Freight’ claim that the site is “no longer of strategic national importance”, with two alternative rail freight terminals nearby.
Planning permission was approved for the site nine years ago by then Secretary of State Eric Pi…
Labour Attack Over Tax Burden mdi-fullscreen
After last week’s advert claiming Rishi Sunak doesn’t want to lock up paedophiles, the latest attack ad is a bit more reality-based. A bit. It claims fairly that the Tories have raised taxes 24 times and the…