8+ hour, 11+ min ago   (238+ words) 14 Sep, 2026 By Thomas Johnson Mott MacDonald and Irish firm Roughan & O’Donovan have been selected as members of Iarnród Éireann’s (Irish Rail's) new multi-party framework for multidisciplinary project consultancy, a contract valued at around €600M (£515M). The framework, which has an initial five…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (358+ words) 10 Sep, 2026 By Thomas Johnson RSK Group has acquired Mason Street Furniture (MSF), a specialist highways electrical and technology contractor, in a deal the group said will deepen its capability across road and other transport projects. MSF, which is based in…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (181+ words) 10 Sep, 2026 By Lee Kenny Network Rail and its partners will carry out a range of projects designed to improve the reliability of the Chiltern Main Line between Northolt Park and Haddenham & Thame Parkway. The work, on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (44+ words) New Civil Engineer The £46.1M Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway scheme to upgrade the entrance at Leeds City Station has been delayed from September 2025 and only parts of the scheme “could” open in October this year. Walker Dendle Technical Recruitment...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (615+ words) 09 Sep, 2026 By Tom Pashby The £46.1M Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway scheme to upgrade the entrance at Leeds City Station has been delayed from September 2025 and only parts of the scheme “could” open in October this year. Leeds City Council said…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (42+ words) New Civil Engineer The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised the opening of the £18.3M new station at Balgray in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, paving the way for passenger services to begin later this month. Walker Dendle Technical Recruitment...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (415+ words) 07 Sep, 2026 By Thomas Johnson HS2 Ltd has recruited former Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) boss Neil Holm as its new chief programme officer. Holm, who will begin his role on 5 October, will join HS2’s executive team and is expected to focus on…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (343+ words) 07 Sep, 2026 By Thomas Johnson The West Highland Line will be closed for nine days in November while around £13M of upgrade work is carried out, aimed at improving reliability and resilience along the scenic Highland route. Network Rail said the programme…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (583+ words) 02 Sep, 2026 By Lee Kenny Construction of the new Saltley Viaduct moved a step closer over the August Bank Holiday weekend after HS2 engineers successfully installed the first section of the new bridge over the Birmingham to Derby railway lines. The original…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) 02 Sep, 2026 By Lee Kenny West Midlands Metro has opened a new Operational Control Centre (OCC) at its Wednesbury depot ahead of the launch of the Metro extension between Wednesbury and Dudley town centre later this year. The new control centre…...