Channel Tunnel infrastructure manager Getlink is pushing forward with a plan to upgrade a route from the tunnel to Wembley to a more modern freight loading gauge.
Getlink wants to convert the route from Dollands Moor, the Channel Tunnel’s freight depot, to Wembley via Maidstone to the gauge of W12, which…
Network Rail has laid out a £10M plan it hopes will unlock the capacity for freight trains travelling through the Channel Tunnel to be able to directly join the UK network to London.
The freight loading gauge of much the UK’s network has remained the same since the 90s, but now…
The architect who delivered High Speed One (HS1), Mark Bostock, has welcomed reports that the train line injected £4.5bn into the UK and European economies since its inception.
A report by business consultancy Steer, on behalf of HS1 Ltd, has revealed the rail line has boosted the UK by £427M every…
A rail tunnel linking Glasgow’s two main stations has been mooted as part of a 20 year redevelopment plan which also includes plans for a new metro.
The proposed tunnel would link Glasgow’s main stations bringing trains from the south currently arriving at Glasgow Central to Queens Street station which handles trains…
The man behind the English half of the Channel Tunnel has been honoured with one of the industry’s top awards.
John Bartlett, the civil engineer who designed the English side of the Channel Tunnel and patented the Bentonite Tunnelling Machine in 1964, has been awarded the Sir Frank Whittle Medal. The Sir Frank Whittle Medal is…
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