Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris has sounded the alarm after hearing that funding for vital work to protect the exposed coastal railway line through her constituency is at risk. She says it is “wholly unacceptable” that huge sums of money are being sp…
The proposed HS2 terminus at Euston may never have been affordable under its original budget, the boss of the high-speed rail project has told MPs.
A recent report from the National Audit Office revealed the anticipated cost of the station had hit £4.8…
Department for Transport permanent secretary Dame Bernadette Kelly has told MPs that a projected cost hike of £2.2bn for the new HS2 station at Euston came as a “surprise” that left her “disappointed and dismayed” when the figure was revealed by delive…
The Railway-News Magazine Issue 2 2023 Is Here!
Issue 2 of the Railway-News magazine 2023 is published in conjunction with Railtex, one of the key industry events for the railway supply chain in the UK. The exhibition will take place in the NEC in Birm…
Whilst HS2 will undoubtedly offer rail passengers across the UK improved journey times and high-speed intercity connections, the construction phase of the project has been helping boost over 2,000 UK businesses, aiding them stay afloat during the ongoi…
HS2 has revealed that it has so far awarded UK-based firms tier 2 contracts totalling approximately €9 billion.
HS2 tier 2 awards are a major boost for UK contractors. Photo: HS2
The figures released show that more than 2,000 small and medium enterpr…
HS2 Ltd chief executive Mark Thurston has admitted that the cost of building a new station alongside the existing London Euston terminus for high speed trains was not really known until last year.
The National Audit Office warned at the end of March th…
Coming as part of the £116m Scottish Government-funded Levenmouth Rail Link project, the new Leven station is beginning to take shape following a two-month spell of intensive preparatory works since breaking ground in February.
This station will have t…
Tory MPs have been told they face “judgement day” as Labour[1] attempts to hijack the Commons to force through legislation that will end the “sewage scandal”.
The party will hold a binding vote tomorrow on whether time should be made next week to debat…
Image above: Library image Overground train; TfL
Rail line planned to come into service in the 2030s
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed plans for a West London Orbital rail link between Hounslow and Hendon are still being actively considered de…
Monday 24 April 2023 7:18 pm
The government is set to announce further delays to the construction of HS2
HS2’s chief executive Mike Thurston told the Public Accounts committee today that the Euston development of the project was a long way from its i…
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The final stage in the opening of the Elizabeth line[1] will go ahead as planned on Sunday May 21, Transport for London[2] confirmed on Monday.
This will increase peak services in central London[3] to 24 trains[4] an hour in each directio…
Rules for buying new military equipment need to be rewritten to benefit British workers, a union warned today.
A 60-page report, ‘Design, build and maintain: Effective defence procurement’, from the Prospect union calls on ministers to give more weight…
Latest figures show SMEs securing £3.6bn worth of orders – a 45% share of work on the route.
Firms of all sizes have benefited with £1.9bn worth of work awarded to medium sized businesses (50-250 employees), £677million to small businesses (11-49 emplo…