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Mammoet completed the railway bridge replacement

|Date: February 05, 2025

Mammoet completed the railway bridge replacement

Replacing a railway bridge is no small feat, but the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) East Alliance, supp ...

Replacing a railway bridge is no small feat, but the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) East Alliance, supported by Mammoet, completed the operation at Osmondthorpe Lane, Leeds, with exceptional speed o ...

February 05, 2025
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Compound interest

|Date: February 02, 2024

Compound interest

Temporary access solutions supplier TPA sprang into action when Network Rail’s refurbishment of one mile ...

Temporary access solutions supplier TPA sprang into action when Network Rail’s refurbishment of one mile of its Western Route at Iron Acton bypass in Frampton, Bristol, became urgent after an emergenc ...

February 02, 2024
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GKD release new product ranges with full Network Rail RIS-1530-Issue 6 approval

|Date: March 09, 2022

GKD release new product ranges with full Network Rail RIS-1530-Issue 6 approval

Safety technology stalwart GKD Technologies launch its new Series 2 and Series 3 range of movement limiti ...

Safety technology stalwart GKD Technologies launch its new Series 2 and Series 3 range of movement limiting devices and rated capacity indicators, both of which have received Network Rail approval. Se ...

March 09, 2022
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Speedy centre helps East Anglia rail contractors to meet sustainability targets

|Date: July 23, 2021

Speedy centre helps East Anglia rail contractors to meet sustainability targets

National equipment and tool hire firm Speedy is supporting track maintenance and renewal contractors acro ...

National equipment and tool hire firm Speedy is supporting track maintenance and renewal contractors across East Anglia in meeting industry sustainability targets, after opening the region’s first spe ...

July 23, 2021
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Network Rail announce risk fee reduction for third party work

|Date: March 29, 2021

Network Rail announce risk fee reduction for third party work

Network Rail, working in collaboration with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has announced that the ris ...

Network Rail, working in collaboration with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has announced that the risk fees applied to third party work will be reduced from April 1. In 2006, to encourage third pa ...

March 29, 2021
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Network Rail Product Acceptance for XWatch

|Date: February 24, 2021

Network Rail Product Acceptance for XWatch

XWatch Safety Systems are pleased and proud to announce that they have been awarded a coveted Product Acc ...

XWatch Safety Systems are pleased and proud to announce that they have been awarded a coveted Product Acceptance by Network Rail for their full suite of safety systems. After just 18 months of design ...

February 24, 2021
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Free training to help UK businesses secure rail and road construction contracts

|Date: February 16, 2021

Free training to help UK businesses secure rail and road construction contracts

HS2 Ltd, Highways England, Network Rail and Transport for London have joined forces in encouraging small ...

HS2 Ltd, Highways England, Network Rail and Transport for London have joined forces in encouraging small and medium sized businesses to register for free training courses, designed to improve their pr ...

February 16, 2021
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Network Rail using innovative technology to transform project planning and delivery

|Date: October 16, 2020

Network Rail using innovative technology to transform project planning and delivery

Network Rail is working with technology startup nPlan to use Machine Learning technology across its portf ...

Network Rail is working with technology startup nPlan to use Machine Learning technology across its portfolio of projects, potentially transforming the way major rail projects are delivered across Bri ...

October 16, 2020
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James Fisher Prolec | The pro choice

|Date: August 07, 2019

James Fisher Prolec | The pro choice

A new suite of hazard mitigation tools from James Fisher Prolec promises to provide a site-wide solution ...

A new suite of hazard mitigation tools from James Fisher Prolec promises to provide a site-wide solution to safety. The rail industry is amongst the most heavily regulated in our economy – and with go ...

August 07, 2019
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Network Rail | Right on track

|Date: August 01, 2019

Network Rail | Right on track

Construction Plant News reports on a major carbon reduction milestone from Network Rail. It has been char ...

Construction Plant News reports on a major carbon reduction milestone from Network Rail. It has been characterised as a climate emergency and, with increasingly dire warnings from our politicians, gov ...

August 01, 2019
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