Rail News Roundup
8th July 2019
This weeks latest news in the Rail Industry:
Network Rail submits indicative bid for troubled British Steel
Railway infrastructure company Network Rail have submitted an indicative bid to take over parts of British Steel in an attempt to save the troubled business. The state-owned company are concerned about disruption to the rail network if British Steel were to permanently close. Read More…
Plans for Cardiff’s £1bn transport network unveiled
The network proposes a new ‘Cardiff Cross Rail’, a new light rail and tram system running from east to west of the city. Speaking at a Welsh Government Conference on Active Travel, council leader Cllr Huw Thomas called for major changes to the city’s transport infrastructure. Read More…
Hydrogen trains could replace local electrification
Local commuter trains powered by hydrogen could replace the need for electrification on smaller routes, an industry expert has suggested. Read More…
TfW starts work on £100m South Wales Metro depot
Transport for Wales (TfW) has begun work on a £100m depot for the South Wales Metro to support vehicles on the system. The depot at Taff’s Well is set to play a key part in the network which aims to be running from 2022, part of a wider £5bn investment to transform Wales’ transport infrastructure. Read More…
‘The challenge of completing Crossrail’
With a new plan now in place to deliver Crossrail, Hedley Ayres, National Audit Office manager, major projects and programmes, takes a look at how things went wrong. As has been extensively reported, Crossrail is around two years late and, if all its £17.6bn of funding is used, could end up costing around £3bn more than expected. Read More…
