Tag Archives: East West rail

The Department for Transport (DfT) has outlined a pipeline of contracts for East West Rail (EWR) and High Speed 2 (HS2) that will see procurment commence before the end of the year.

EWR is a new £5bn high-speed rail line between Oxford and Cambridge that is being overseen by East West…

This video was recorded at NCE's Rail and Transit conference 2023. East West Rail head of asset management and maintenance Joao Rocha discusses how the team building the new Oxford to Cambridge railway is ensuring that it is futureproofed against climate change. He discusses the asset management principles, looking specifically at…

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has said that delivery of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phases One and 2a appears unachievable, while East West Rail’s (EWR’s) outlook has improved.

The IPA is the government’s centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects and it has released its Annual Report on Major…

East West Rail's (EWR) chief executive Beth West has dispelled fears that a proposed “spur” of the planned railway connecting it with Aylesbury has been dropped.

Concerns relating to the extra connection of the planned £5bn railway to connect Oxford with Cambridge were raised during a Q&A session with West. In…

The transport committee has written to Mark Harper calling the government’s response to its decarbonisation report “disappointing” and has demanded a long-term rail electrification strategy.

Fuelling the Future is the transport select committee’s reaction to the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan, released in July 2021, which aims to offer advice on decarbonisation…

An MP has criticised the route chosen for the Bedford to Cambridge section of East West Rail (EWR) during a parliamentary session while others condemned the lack of clarity over whether the line would be electrified.

In May, the route for the third and final section of EWR was confirmed by…

Spades are in the ground on the new Cambridge South railway station, which is being backed by £200M of government funding.

The new station will have four platforms and be fully accessible. It is on land adjacent to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and received a green light in December from the…

The route for the third and final section of East West Rail (EWR) has been confirmed today by transport secretary Mark Harper.

EWR is a £5bn project being overseen by special delivery company East West Rail Co and constructed by the East West Rail Alliance, comprising VolkerRail, Laing O’Rourke, Atkins and…

The route for East West Rail’s (EWR) final section between Bedford and Cambridge will be announced in May, chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed in this week’s Budget.

The Oxford to Cambridge line is seen as a boost for the area’s capacity to remain a “world-leader in the life sciences industry” by providing…

 This video is from NCE's TechFest 2022. East West Rail head of digital engineering Dino Nola shares insight on the East West Rail project's digital engineering programmes including digital twin capabilities.