The government has committed £161m to upgrade Oxford railway station and the nearby rail network.
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A large chunk of the £115.9m grant funding will go to the development of the Coventry Very Light Rail project.
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Widespread rail closures as record heatwave raises infrastructure concerns
Network Rail has announced widespread rail closures today and tomorrow, including the along the length of the East Coast Main Line.
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Work begins on latest section of the world’s longest railway tunnel
Work has now begun on one of the biggest sections of the Brenner Base Tunnel.
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Costain to upgrade London Underground signalling infrastructure
Transport for London (TfL) has appointed Costain to design critical upgrades to the Piccadilly line’s signalling infrastructure.
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£55m Scottish rail electrification scheme gets the nod
The Scottish government has given the go ahead for a £55m project to electrify the Fife Circle line, Network Rail has announced.
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Alstom consortium wins €2.6bn Tel Aviv light rail contract
The Alstom-led consortium will design, build, maintain, and finance the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Green light railway line.
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Skanska installs largest single-span railway bridge in West Midlands [WATCH]
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerSkanska, in partnership with Network Rail and HS2, has reached a key milestone of a bridge-replacement programme in the West Midlands.
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VolkerFitzpatrick wins contract for three new Birmingham stations
VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed to build three new railway stations as part of the restoration of the Camp Hill line in Birmingham.
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UK’s first rail freight electrification trial launched in Northamptonshire
A rail freight terminal in Northamptonshire is the first to demonstrate an overhead electrification system in the UK