Cardiff Central railway station is set for a major upgrade after funding for a £140 million redevelopment was officially approved. The project aims to modernise Wales’ busiest station while preserving its historic character, ensuring it …
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Revolutionary Modular Footbridge Set for Installation at Stowmarket Station (RailTechnology)
Greater Anglia is preparing to install a pioneering modular footbridge at Stowmarket station, marking a significant milestone in UK rail infrastructure. The new ‘AVA’ footbridge—designed with accessibility at its core—will feature integrated lifts and is …
Continue readingInt’l competition for architecture, design, & visual identity of new €3bn Turin Metro Line 2 (ArchDigest)
An international competition has been [was] launched for the architecture, design and visual identity of a planned new €3 billion metro line in Turin [Deadline closed 7 October 2025] The two-stage contest – organised by …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 15 September 2025
• Edinburgh’s new cycle hire scheme launches today (Midlothian View) • Britain’s New Train Ticket System is Starting!: Video (Nick Badley) • Is China’s High Speed Railway System Massively Overbuilt, or just Overbuilt? (JR Urbane …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 1 September 2025
• ScotRail abolishes peak train fares from Sept 1 (Rail Advent) • The full (mind-blowing!) guide to Channel Tunnel competition: Podcast (Green Signals) • New plans to complete Glasgow Queen Street station revamp, 7 years …
Continue readingBehind the Scenes: Escalators & Lifts (TfL)
Like our other Tube assets such as trains and track, we regularly maintain and renew our escalators and lifts. Find out why their maintenance is critical to ensure reliability and safety. Maintenance Keeping escalators and …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 14 July 2025
• How engineers are fighting rising temperatures on the Tube (IMechE) • How to write the UK railway timetable, Part One: Video (Network Rail) • 25 places with two stations: 14 Catford (BusAndTrainUser) • History, …
Continue readingEastern section of 2nd Munich S-Bahn Line contract let (TunnelOnline)
At the beginning of April 2025, Deutsche Bahn awarded contract unit 733 Tunnel Ostbahnhof to the consortium ARGE Tunnel Ostbahnhof as part of the major Munich 2nd S-Bahn Main Line project. Implenia and Hochtief each …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 13 June 2025
• TfL gets £2.2 billion for capital upgrades over the next three years (IanVisits) • Coventry Very Light Rail is here: Video (Geoff Marshall) • How Metrolinx’s plan to deliver European-style train service to Greater …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 9 June 2025
• ‘Cleaner, greener, and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback (The Guardian) • Locos and Loops Part One: Video (Hidden London Hangouts) • Uber’s new shuttles ie buses, are a deeper problem (Grist) • Finding …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 May 2025
• Tyne & Wear Metro extension to Washington new work planned on rail loop bid (ChronicleLive) • Could the Channel Tunnel finally be getting new destinations? (FullSteamAhead) • How Madrid expanded its Metro cheaply (WorksInProgress) …
Continue readingWhat Happened to the NYC Subway’s Platform Screen Doors? (AaronShavel)
Years of promises gave way to abandonment as flawed scope development and unrealistic expectations derailed the MTA’s program from the start. After years of public pressure, the MTA announced a Platform Screen Door pilot program …
Continue readingFoundations complete for HS2’s Old Oak Common station (RailUK)
The foundations for Britain’s newest high-speed railway station have been completed at Old Oak Common in London, marking a significant step forward for the HS2 project. The 850-metre-long underground station base, which will house six …
Continue readingFaster US Passenger Rail: A Future of Rapid Service Study (Archyde)
New Study Proposes Rail Modernization Plan to Cut Commute Times Across America A groundbreaking study, Momentum, from NYU’s Marron Institute, unveils a pragmatic plan to revitalize U.S. passenger rail by focusing on strategic upgrades to …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 14 April 2025
• London Euston completely closed, no trains to Milton Keynes Central, on Easter Weekend (Rail Advent) • Construction of Sheffield in-fill tram-train stop gets underway (Metro Report) • Longer trains planned as new Northumberland Line …
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