Major Projects - Page 3

The site of the old Metro-Cammell factory at Washwood Heath will soon have a new railway use, housing a major HS2 train depot. Peter Plisner pays it a visit

RICHARD WILCOCK examines the on-off history of Northern Powerhouse Rail, and asks whether the time is right (and what must happen) for the project to be advanced

Network Rail had planned to divert the railway along the Teignmouth Sea Wall, so what’s planned instead? Nick Brodrick reports in part 4 of our Dawlish series.

Christian Wolmar looks at how railways are strategic supply lines and the relevance of wartime events in Normandy 80 years ago to today’s conflict in Ukraine

Ben Jones explains why the West Coast Main Line has been Britain’s busiest and most important rail corridor for almost 200 years

Chris Howe chronicles the latest progress with the Eastside extension in Birmingham

Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town

Winner of the Outstanding Personal Contribution award at the 2023 NRAs, Dyan Perry OBE talks about skills gaps and recognising the success of rail projects.

Tighter border checks imminent and a catalogue of post-pandemic complications facing the high-speed railway’s operator, the future of HS1 appears at an impasse

Could land value capture agreements be the answer for transport schemes elsewhere in the UK? PETER PLISNER investigates