News In pictures | The best images from March A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
News Liverpool Street station upgrade approved The City of London Corporation has approved Network Rail’s plans for a major redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station.
Video Video | Network Rail celebrates bridge installation A £5.9 million railway bridge has been driven into position by Network Rail engineers at a site in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
News Network Rail saves 581t of emissions with first low-carbon track renewal Network Rail has replaced over a kilometre of plain line track on a stretch of railway line in south London with low-carbon materials in what the operator calls a UK first.
Video Video | Murphy installs Greek Street bridge beams in four days New footage shows Murphy installing the new Greek Street bridge beams in just four days.
Video Video | Skanska receives huge steel beams for new Penrith railway bridge Skanska has overseen the delivery of five huge ‘VIBs’ (very important beams) that will be used for major sections of a replacement railway bridge over the M6 next year.
Video Video | Sequence trial assembly ahead of Stockport bridge construction Drone footage shows the trial assembly of huge concrete components of a £20m bridge and roundabout that Murphy is building for Network Rail in Stockport.
Digital Construction Digital Construction Awards 2025 finalists: Design Innovation This category recognises the best use of digital technology to enhance the practical aspects of building and project design.
News York’s oldest railway structure to be refurbished into brass band HQ Network Rail has received planning approval to restore York’s oldest surviving railway structure and turn it into the rehearsal space of a contesting brass band.
News Network Rail fined £3.75m after two track worker deaths Network Rail has been fined £3.75m and ordered to pay costs of £175,000 after the deaths of two track workers in 2019.
News Refurbishment of London’s iconic Hungerford Bridge begins Network Rail has kicked off works to refurbish the 161-year-old Hungerford railway bridge on Saturday (18 January).
Digital Construction HS2 picks AI and robotics SMEs for systems and maintenance support HS2 Ltd has picked six UK start-ups to help it with rail systems and future maintenance.
Video Video | Balfour partnership upgrades track in narrow Victorian tunnel The Central Rail Systems Alliance – a partnership of Network Rail, Balfour Beatty, Atkins and TSO – has completed a complex track renewal through a narrow Victorian railway tunnel in the West Coast Main Line.
People Transpennine Route Upgrade expands wellbeing support The rail upgrade project aims to provide wellbeing support across the entire workforce “regardless of employing company or contract type”
People A wellness journey: from busy professional to fit father Navigating the fast-paced world of corporate life presents a unique set of challenges and demands for working professionals
News Network Rail cautioned after train hits collapsed wall RAIB has made recommendations to Network Rail after a train struck brick rubble from a collapsed wing wall at Yarnton near Hanborough, Oxfordshire.
Technical Raising the roof at Waterloo CIOB member Martin Ball manages the buildings on Network Rail’s Wessex route, which includes the complex upgrade of the roof at Waterloo, the UK’s busiest station.
Digital Construction The start-up lowdown: Anker Want to automate the validation of BIM data with real-time feedback? Perhaps software from Anker is what you need. Here, the start-up’s CEO Adrian Søbyskogen gives the lowdown on what it does.
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