Transport and Logistics Network
Concerns are continuing to grow for a teenage boy last seen five days ago, who police say uses trains to ‘travel around the country’.
Rhys Blake, 15, was last seen on Wednesday August 16 at 3pm in the Ruskin Road area of Crewe. It is believed he was we…
Work involved excavating 14,000 tonnes of earth, building a 140 metre retaining wall and moving a 2,600 tonne bridge deck 130 metres into place under the South Staffordshire freight railway.
The work was carried out during a 10 week blockade. It was co…
Everyone from royalty and heads of state to rappers, world-class footballers and film stars has sat behind its hand-stitched leather steering wheels, sharing the experience that comes with owning an icon of the motoring world.
Bentley has the desirabil…
HS2[1] has finished building a bridge at Streethay near Lichfield[2] in Staffordshire[3].
The bridge was built by HS2[4]’s West Midlands[5] civils contractor, Balfour Beatty VINCI, and designed by Mott MacDonald as part of a Design Joint Venture with S…
Britain has endured its fair share of doomed prestige projects, said Larry Elliott in The Guardian[1], but “as white elephants go, HS2 is in a class of its own”. Since the high-speed rail link got the formal parliamentary go-ahead in 2012, it has becom…
HS2 has completed a ‘marathon’ construction operation at Streethay near Lichfield as part of an innovative project to pave the way for Britain’s new high-speed line.
The operation – which utilised the latest low-carbon design – involved excavating 14,0…
17 August 2023
Cheshire East Council has submitted its petition against the second additional provision to the HS2 Phase 2b Hybrid Bill – continuing to seek the best possible outcomes for the borough and its communities from the arrival of high-speed r…
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Stuck on amber: Rail and road projects, including the long-awaited A66 dualling between Penrith an…
Network Rail and Transport for Greater Manchester have announced a “landmark” new partnership to drive regeneration schemes at six of the city’s biggest train stations.
The agreement, the first of its kind between the pair, aims to bring land, infrastr…
Edinburgh passengers are facing disruption after a person was hit by a train.
Train services between Edinburgh and Carlisle have been disrupted following the incident as all lines are now closed until the end of Sunday.
Services may be cancelled or div…