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UK’S RAIL NETWORK NEEDS INVESTMENT VISION
Britpave, the transport infrastructure group, has welcomed Sir Richard Branson’s calls for the government to let the private sector have a greater role in investing in new rail stations and track especially where ‘private vision and investment can take on the challenges that taxpayers are unable or unwilling to fund’. read full article (PDF)
NETWORK RAIL’S MAINTENANCE CUT UNDERLINES NEED FOR NEW TRACK
SOLUTION
Network Rail has been ordered by the Office of Rail Regulation to cut almost £3 billion from its track maintenance and renewal programme. Such drastic reductions will have severe consequences in terms of unscheduled delays and cancellations are Britain’s ageing rail infrastructure becomes increasingly unable to cope with the demands being placed upon it.. read full article (PDF)
Slab Track Development for the UK Rail Network
An article by Heather Ceney and David Bateman
Ballastless track or concrete slab track has been established in use throughout the world for over 30 years, with Japan and Germany in particular demonstrating widespread successful application of concrete track forms for high speed lines. However, the UK has yet to see the installation of significant continuous lengths of slab track on Network Rail infrastructure. UK railway culture does not encourage change or advances in technology, by its use of complex product approvals on the grounds of maintaining safety... read full article (PDF)
Welsh Highland Railway
Report by ARUP
One of the most significant heritage railway projects in the UK is nearing completion. After ten years of work, the Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) between Caernarfon and Porthmadog has been reinstated along its original route, a total of 25 miles through the spectacular scenery of Snowdonia... read full article (PDF)
Report on Cambridgeshire Guided Busway
The £90 million project consists of 25 km of a twin track guided busway comprising to sections; one from St Ives to Cambridge to the north west; the second from Cambridge to Trumpington to the south. The majority of the route has a maintenance track running parallel to the guideway which also provides further amenity facilities for ramblers, cyclists and equestrians. The alignment adopted a disused rail corridor crossing the River Great Ouse floodplain on viaduct. The two sections were connected by on street running sections through the centre of Cambridge... read full article (PDF)