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East Coast Main Line to close for £5.7m track and drainage improvement work
Scotland’s Railway is investing £5.7m on track and drainage improvements that will see the East Coast Main Line closed.
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GWR to upgrade track in Bristol and North Somerset
Great Western Railway have announced essential track replacement and level crossing work between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.
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Network Rail to carry out essential track renewals in 170-year-old Dinmore Tunnel
Network Rail are going to renew track and ballast inside the 170-year-old Dinmore Tunnel to boost reliability.
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Riding the ‘Metaverse Express’: the future of railway transportation in a virtual world
Luleå University of Technology professors Diego Galar and Uday Kumar explore the concept of the metaverse for railway asset management activities, including how the interaction between digital twins of rolling stock and infrastructure in the metaverse can improve the efficiency, safety and reliability of railway transportation.
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The approach to asset management at the East West Rail Company
Joao Rocha, Head of Asset Management and Maintenance at the East West Rail Company, explains that by scoping and testing asset management requirements at a much earlier stage in the delivery of an infrastructure project, the most appropriate assets can be selected and designed to ultimately deliver the best value…
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Video: Northern offer first glimpse of new Northumberland Line
Northern have released new train dashcam footage which has given a glimpse into what the new Northumberland line will look like.
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Video: HS2 tunnelling in London reaches first milestone
Two HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines have completed the first mile of a twin-bored tunnel in London.
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Time-lapse footage of Trent Valley line upgrades
Network Rail have released time-lapse footage of Trent Valley line upgrades which showcases some of the improvements made to the line.
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HS2 begins production of tunnel segments at new STRABAG facility in Hartlepool
HS2 will produce over 83,000 concrete segments for running tunnels at a new STRABAG facility in Hartlepool.
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Amtrak to improve Northeast Corridor track
Amtrak are planning major infrastructure renewal work for the Northeast Corridor over the summer period to deliver future train travel improvements for passengers.
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Reliability upgrades set for the Hertford Loop line and Northern City Line
Network Rail are working to renew track and signals on the Hertford Loop line and Northern City Line as part of reliability upgrades.
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Further progress with billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme
The East Coast Digital Programme is one step closer due to recent works to install new equipment and technology between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin in Hertfordshire.
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Network Rail use video and AI technology to keep the railway clean and safe
Artificial intelligence software is helping Network Rail find and remove forgotten scrap materials from the side of the railway more quickly and safely than ever before.
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Images: Severn Tunnel reopens as track upgrades completed
Network Rail have completed vital track upgrades in the Severn Tunnel after a ten-day period of work.
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The Beacon bridge: Q&A with Zachary Cocker of Network Rail
In this exclusive article for Global Railway Review, Zachary Cocker, Sponsor at Network Rail, discusses the brand new ‘Beacon’ bridge which is set to transform passenger accessibility at a West Yorkshire rail station.
