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6 days ago | railtech.com | Simon Walton

Published on 18-04-2025 at 11:01 Head out on the highway. It’s what the British do at Easter, and to facilitate that, the Department for Transport has suspended almost all road works. However, rushing to the rails might prove a little more fraught, with over 300 engineering projects taking place over the next four days. Would you like unlimited access to all Premium content?

1 week ago | railtech.com | Simon Walton

A fire in the Stevenage area on Thursday evening caused chaos on Britain’s prestige route. The East Coast Main Line, connecting London, Yorkshire and Scotland, was blocked for several hours. There were concerns over the availability of the line over the Easter break, as it is earmarked to provide cover for the planned closure of the West Coast route out of London Euston. Well laid out plans were jeopardised for the whole Easter weekend.

1 week ago | railtech.com | Esther Geerts

Paused progress Published on 17-04-2025 at 12:06 Three high-profile rail infrastructure projects in Germany, including access routes to the cross-border Alpine Brenner Base Tunnel, are reportedly facing delays. Deutsche Bahn has paused planning work due to financing uncertainty, according to internal documents cited by Der Tagesspiegel.

1 week ago | railtech.com | Thomas Wintle

Special: Eastern Links Published on 17-04-2025 at 11:21 Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has kicked off the year by launching its most ambitious procurement plan to date – one that it says will set more than 7 billion euros in contracts into motion and open a new chapter for high-speed rail in the country.

1 week ago | railtech.com | Simon Walton

The redevelopment of London’s Liverpool Street terminus has been amended, although it is difficult to spot the differences. If given the go-ahead, the Victorian engineering masterpiece will still be hidden under a vast office and commercial development. Network Rail and the managers of Liverpool Street station in London claim they have gone back to the drawing board with plans for a vast redevelopment of the station precinct.