Welcome relief as Government cap energy costs
UK companies were relieved today to find out that the Government intends to cap electricity and gas costs for businesses. However, most businesses believe more must be done to secure their futures and unleash growth. Under the new government plans gas prices will be capped at £75 per megawatt hour and electricity at £211 per
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Kier Wins Barbour ABI Contracts League
Going from strength-to-strength Kier has come back to be one of the UK’s leading contractors after collecting the highest tally of work for the second month in August. £516m spread between 16 projects was secured by the firm as it strengthened its grip on the 12-month Barbour ABI contracts league. Indeed, Kier have been in
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Should the Queen’s final journey have been by the Royal Train?
The Queen and her modest approach loved to travel on the Royal Train. The train provided a relaxed way for her to comfortably travel, whilst enjoying the scenery and removing the hassle of flying. Queen Victoria was the first Monarch to ride the train in 1841, after which she said she was “quite charmed.” Two
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Blinded by the sun causes rail machines to collide
The accident happened on 2 May 2021 when two road-rail vehicles collided while travelling on the same track towards Wickford station from a location of work near Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex. Network Rail’s principal contractor – J Murphy & Sons was working on overhead lines whilst the accident victims were working for a subcontractor SPL Powerlines
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Amazing New £250m Wellbeing Water Resort for Manchester
Preparation to clear Manchester’s Event City is currently taking place to make way for the UK’s first city-based wellbeing water resort. Peel L&P have submitted plans to demolish the former soccer dome building at Trafford Way on Barton Dock Road. The demolishing plans will then make way for a landmark tropical complex. Demolition works could
Read More£100m Project for Darlington Station
Major civils works have begun on Darlington Railway Station with the first buildings alongside the station starting to be demolished. Tees Valley Combined Authority, the Council, Network Rail and LNER have forged a partnership to plan out the major civils works required for the improvement and re-development of Darlington Station. Land to the east and
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Mark Earl Awarded IRSE Principles Design Licence
The team at Digisig Rail are delighted to announce that one of its talented Signalling Design Engineers Mark Earl has been awarded his IRSE Railway Signal Engineers 1.1.550V.6 Principles Design License. The IRSE operates a competence certification scheme to provide assurance about the competence of individuals to carry out technical safety-critical or safety-related work on
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Can Leaves De-Rail A Train?
It’s nearly officially Autumn which for many people means a return to darker evenings, cosy knitwear, candles and hot chocolate. But for those who manage railway networks, each Autumn brings with it a challenge: Leaves on the line. Though mocked by passengers and seen as an excuse, rather than a justification, for train delays, leaves
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£1.25bn Renewable Energy Provider Required for Network Rail
Network Rail is seeking an energy provider to supply renewable energy of between 0.5TWh and 1TWh per year for the next 25 years. The contract is said to be worth up to £1.25bn and will be procured through a corporate power purchase agreement. The commencement of this renewable energy contract will be circa 2026. Network
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Capturing CO2 from the air while running a train
CO2 Rail Company is a US based firm which was founded as recently as 2020. Since then, the company has managed to develop rail-based, self-powered direct air capture (DAC) technology. The technology developed actually works by removing excess carbon dioxide from the ambient air using the rail network, purpose-built rail equipment and sustainable, train-generated regenerative
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