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Thumping good trackbed testing
Understanding the condition of substructure is vital for maintaining good track geometry. With trackbed investigation now recognised as good practice, some engineers might dismiss this statement from the 2012 Rail Technical Strategy (RTS) as obvious. However, the issue is how to obtain this understanding with increasingly limited possession times for trackbed surveys. So it’s hard...Video: Crossrail 2 fly-through
Video fly-through shows the proposed route of Crossrail 2.Work to begin on London Bridge platforms
Work is due to start on overhauling the first three platforms at London Bridge as part of the Thameslink programme. Preparatory works are being carried out ahead of the closure[...]New York subway extension project recognised
MTA’s $2.1 billion 7 Line Extension Project has been named as the 2013 winner of the prestigious Construction Project of the Year award. The New York State Society of Professional[...]Ministers rethink HS2 tunnel in the East Midlands
The UK government has reviewed the proposed route of its HS2 high-speed rail network to allow a development, which is estimated to create 7,000 jobs in the East Midlands, to[...]Canadian Pacific fast tracks capital investment plans
Canadian Pacific is to bring forward capital investment programmes originally planned for 2014 after recording a “higher than anticipated 2013 cash-flow projection”. The company has said it will be investing[...]Atkins in Denmark project double
Atkins has announced two new contracts in Denmark, covering the construction of a new railway station and 20km of new track. One of the projects will see the engineering consultancy[...]Forth Bridge restoration honoured
Two plaques recognising the award-winning efforts to restore the Forth Bridge have been unveiled at the historic crossing. The new plaques, which represent the Saltire Award for Civil Engineering and[...]Work steps up on Connaught Tunnel restoration
Crossrail engineers have begun to ‘open up’ the Connaught Tunnel to carry out essential works ahead of the arrival of Crossrail trains in 2018. A hole has been drilled in[...]4-all over two legs
Issue 100 of The Rail Engineer reported on the enabling works for Crossrail that were carried out at Christmas near Slough on the Great Western main line. On that occasion, principal contractor HOCHTIEF removed three brick arch bridges (two road bridges and one footbridge) and installed a new steel composite footbridge. At Easter the scores...
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