Edwin Clark, convener of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the completion of abandoned roads and rail projects leading to the Niger Delta region.
In a a letter to Tinubu on Wednesday, Clark commended th…
Following the announcement yesterday from West Coast Railways[1] that they are suspending the Jacobite steam train, the Office of Road and Rail have released a statement.
They say that for a number of years heritage operators have been aware of the nee…
Tuesday 19 Mar 2024
Station Road in Stevenston to close for level crossing work
Region & Route:
Scotland’s Railway: Scotland[1]
Network Rail will carry out vital survey work next week to assess the condition of the level crossing surface at Station Roa…
Hello and welcome to the January newsletter.
The weather and Christmas getaway brought challenges for both our strategic roads network and the railway. The performance teams I lead across highways and rail have been monitoring things carefully, includ…
The Road meets Rail event will return to the Bluebell Railway’s Horsted Keynes Station near Haywards Heath on May 18 and 19.
The two-day event has with steam-powered displays and vintage fairground delights, as well as trips on various passenger trains…
Friday 8 Mar 2024
Network Rail to carry out emergency work to railway bridge to allow Gainsborough road to reopen
Region & Route:
Eastern[1]
| Eastern: East Midlands[2]
Network Rail engineers will begin emergency work to repair a damaged railway bridge…
The rail authority is carrying out a £161m upgrade of the rail station.
The road was closed in April last year and will reopen in October, according to Network Rail.
Project managers had planned this weekend to remove the pedestrian footbridge, which …
Essex Live is the place to find up-to-the-minute traffic and travel information for the Essex region, including rail, public transport and across major road routes including the M25, M11, A12, A13, and the Dartford Crossing. Get updates on Greater Angl…
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Unipart Rail has formed a strategic partnership with Thomson Engineering Design Ltd, to deliver transformative solutions which improve the safety, productivity, and efficiency of railway maintenance and repair projects, worldwi…
Turkey[1] intends to use a military assault in northern Iraq[2] this summer to push the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) south and secure a new trade route, sources familiar with the plans told Middle East Eye.
The sources said Turkey will target the Ku…
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Network Rail engineers have begun emergency work to repair a damaged railway bridge which has caused the A159 between Morton and Blyton, near Gainsborough, to close.
The road has been closed since mid-February following the und…
View image in fullscreen[1]WA floods: record rain cuts road and rail links to Western Australia through the NullarborParts of Goldfields, Eucla and South Interior hit with six months’ rain in 24 hours, with severe weather forecast for coming days
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The Öresund Bridge, connecting Sweden and Denmark, is one of the key rail nodes of the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. However, many in the rail freight sector have been stressing about the lack of redundancy a…
Friday 23 Feb 2024
Vehicles to be diverted as £5.5m Thornliebank road bridge replacement begins in April
Region & Route:
Scotland’s Railway: Scotland[1]
Thornliebank road bridge will be replaced as the next phase of work begins to electrify the railway…