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Christmas works deliver major HS2 viaduct milestone

Construction of one of the most technically demanding sections of the UK’s high-speed rail programme advanced over the Christmas period with the completion of two critical viaduct spans near Water Or...

Jerusalem advances blue line works and plans 2-km city-center tunnel

Jerusalem has expanded construction activity on the 31-km Blue Line light rail corridor, issuing early December municipal notices that confirm continued utility and surface infrastructure work along...

Rapid progress marked on 2.7 km HS2’s longest green tunnel

The next phase of HS2’s longest green tunnel advanced this week with the realignment of the B4525 near Greatworth, enabling excavation to continue along the 2.7-kilometre cut-and-cover structure. The...

Britain delivers hydrogen by rail for the first time

The UK has achieved a notable engineering and logistics milestone with the first-ever delivery of hydrogen by rail. The demonstration, carried out at Network Rail’s Test Tracks facility in Tuxford, i...

UK secures £35m steel supply agreement for Türkiye’s Modern Rail Corridors

The announcement of a new £35 million rail supply contract marks a significant development for British steel manufacturing and for ongoing high-speed rail expansion in Türkiye. The agreement, to be f...

Magna Tram Train station reaches bridge and lift milestone, advancing lower Don Valley connectivity

The new Magna Tram Train station in Rotherham has reached a key construction stage with the installation of twin lift shafts and a passenger overbridge. The scheme is a £10 million investment schedul...

CSX coal train derails in New Kent County, Virginia

A freight train operated by CSX Transportation derailed near Providence Forge in New Kent County, Virginia at approximately 3:10 p.m. October 25th, involving two locomotives and 53 coal-car loads, ac...

Twin bridges mark major progress for HS2 in the Midlands

The HS2 project marked another milestone in October 2025 with the opening of two new bridges near Leamington Spa, designed to maintain vital connections across the developing high-speed rail line. Th...

HS2 Accelerator Expands to Boost Value, Safety, and Productivity

HS2 Ltd has launched the eighth round of its Innovation Accelerator programme, aiming to support the reset of Britain’s largest infrastructure project. The initiative, run in partnership with Connect...

Steel Arch Bridge Fails During Construction in China Claiming 12 Lives

A devastating collapse of a railway bridge under construction in northwest China’s Qinghai Province claimed the lives of at least 12 workers, with four still reported missing. The incident occurred i...

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