MTR Corporation, Hong Kong, Tung Chung Line Extension, TBM Components
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) has arrived in Hong Kong to get prepared for the excavation of the new tunnel section from Tung Chung Station to the future Tung Chung…
Mill Lane 1433 D 15 Turnout NR60 MK2 & 1434AB D 15 Crossover NR60 MK2
Inspection Day at VCUK • Mill Lane 1433 D 15 Turnout NR60 MK2 & 1434AB D 15 Crossover NR60 MK2 • including Vossloh Fastening Systems and Vossloh concrete bearers with…
Sydney Metro, Canterbury Station, 180-metre-long platform screen doors complete on the first Southwest metro station
Canterbury Station is the first Southwest metro station to have a full set of platform screen doors installed. The state-of-the-art doors now form a 180-metre-long barrier along the edge of…
ARTC, Vertex Group Australia, 3.6km of rerailing, Taree
Huge effort over the weekend by Vertex Group Australia. The team successfully delivered over 3.6km of rerailing scope for ARTC at Taree which invloved the installation of temporary scaffolding over…
Thales Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC)
Thales Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC)
HS2 reveals enhanced designs for Birmingham Curzon Street Station
Design enhancements for Birmingham’s new flagship high speed railway station are a key step in the design process Improved features include additional cycle parking, better accessibility, rain gardens with seating,…
UK, West Yorkshire, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
A monumental day at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway as volunteers & contractors landed the new 50-ton bridge across the Bridgehouse Beck, the biggest civil engineering project the railway…
Australia, Sydney Metro, Western Sydney Airport’s, Viaduct
Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport’s has just reached a massive milestone! The viaduct has now been constructed over the Warragamba pipelines, which are the two pipelines responsible for transferring…
Australia, NSW, Hexham Straight Widening
Hunter motorists are seeing the first glimpse of progress on the Hexham Straight Widening project with the first girder lifted into place over Ironbark Creek recently. Piling work for the…
US, Oregon, Cathlamet Bay, Columbia River estuary, Martinus team
Martinus team is working on the Wolf Bay Restoration Project in beautiful Cathlamet Bay, Oregon! This vital project aims to improve tidal foraging and refuge habitat for juvenile ESA-listed salmonids…
UK, GWR, Great Western Railway, Summary of timetable changes, Week 27, Saturday 21 to Friday 27 September 2024
This map shows a summary of planned improvement work taking place across GWR (Great Western Railway) network. Full details of this work can be found on the next pages. You…
UK, GWR, Great Western Railway, Summary of timetable changes, Week 26, Saturday 21 to Friday 27 September 2024
This map shows a summary of planned improvement work taking place across GWR (Great Western Railway) network. Full details of this work can be found on the next pages. You…
UK, GWR, Great Western Railway, Summary of timetable changes, Week 25, Saturday 14 to Friday 20 September 2024
This map shows a summary of planned improvement work taking place across GWR (Great Western Railway) network. Full details of this work can be found on the next pages. You…
Australia, NSW, TfNSW, Concessions Activity Report: August 2024
Concessions Activity Report: August 2024 This activity report lists concessions issued during the month August 2024. For further information or queries, please contact standards@transport.nsw.gov.au
UK, Centregreat Rail, Abergavenny Train Station
Exciting Progress at Abergavenny Train Station! This past weekend, the Centregreat Rail team marked a significant milestone in collaboration with Network Rail’s Access for All (AFA) scheme at Abergavenny Train…
Australia, NSW, Sydney, Central Station, Piling, 600-900mm
ShoringCo, successfully completed the piling of 22 bored piles with permanent casing at Central Station, (600mm and 900mm diameters). This complex project was executed over two 48-hour shutdown periods, ensuring…
Australia, CRR, Cross River Rail, August 2024 Progress
August recap. Its not all underground stations on Cross River Rail. Re-building eight stations north and south of the underground line. More info So here’s some progress shots
UK, Network Rail, Crystal Palace 9 Day Blockade
AECOM S&C design team leading to the successful installation of 360/361/363A/B at Crystal Palace. Key to the success was hitting all project milestones, collaborative workshops and strong relationships with construction…
Australia, Sydney, North Strathfield Station site, Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Daphne and Beatrice
Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Daphne and Beatrice are nearing the end of their journey! After breaking through at North Strathfield Station site, they now have less than two kilometres of…
Australia, Melbourne, North East Link Project, Lower Plenty Road site with box excavation, Greensborough Road
There really is PLENTY happening on Melbourne’s North East Link project. CPB Contractors team, as part of SPARK, continue to progress the project’s Lower Plenty Road site with box excavation…
UK, Shed extension, Stabling Yard, Trek Rail Services
Moving into the shed extension for the embedded, concrete wall and steel column rail construction systems starting off with the steel columns on road 1&2. Interesting and fiddly this one…
Beckton project, Installation of a composite bearer crossing
The Beckton project last weekend consisted of the installation of a composite bearer crossing with cut-to-suit twist rails that tied into critical IBJs. Working with 40m radii presented a challenge,…
Australia, Sydney, Olympic Park, Sydney Metro West, Western Tunnelling Package
The double TBM breakthrough marks a milestone achievement for the Sydney Metro West – Western Tunnelling Package and the Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke. TBM Betty and Dorothy have completed…
Australia, Arc Esperance Team, 4 x 600 pipe culvert
Day 2 , 4 x 600 pipe culvert, magic day , brilliant effort by contractors and track assistance from the Arc Esperance team on track for a 4 ish completion…
UK, London, Crystal Palace Junction, Week 22-23, 9 Day Blockade, Track Renewal works, VolkerRail
Week 22-23 (9 Day Blockade) Track Renewal works at Crystal Palace Jnc The VolkerRail Ltd Tonbridge Track Team as part of the Southern Renewals Enterprise completed the Track Renewal of…
Australia, ARC Network, Bromus, Drainage under track
1st of 3 this week near Bromus on the Esperance Line of Arc network , thanks to contractors and the Esperance track team for support , no2 at Higginsville tomorrow.…
Australia, Martinus OHW team
Martinus OHW team. Great work again this weekend by Martinus’s amazing team ! More info
Australia, Sydney, Sydney Gateway
Green lights for Sydney Gateway Do you remember when those 100 metre-long, 600 tonne twin bridge spans were lifted into place at Sydney Gateway? all in a complex live international…
UK, A249 Grovehurst Road and interchange junction, lifting works, 750t crane
A Jackson team is making good progress lifting in the bridge beams on the A249 Grovehurst Road and interchange junction improvement scheme near Sittingbourne. The lifting started in the early…
Australia, Sydney, Westmead, Temporary Works, Sheet Piling
DPW Plant Hire Pty Ltd’s Ever reliable Hi-Rail SENNEBOGEN 608 equipped with it’s 1.6t 3m pin jib installing sheet piles for some temp works at Westmead on WE09. More info
Australia, Norseman on Esperance Line of the Arc network, 3 installs in 3 days
Final preparations for 3 installs in 3 days this week near Norseman on Esperance Line of the Arc network More info
Australia, Inland Rail, Stockinbingal to Parkes section of Inland Rail
The Stockinbingal to Parkes section of Inland Rail is now six months ahead of schedule, thanks to Martinus’ strategic foresight as the head contractor and our close partnership with Inland…
India, Pune Metro Rail Project, Line 1 B Extension, Swargate to Katraj Extension Corridor Details
Pune & Pimpri-Chinchwad is the next largest urban conglomerate to Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra. These cities are considered to be educational hubs due to the establishment of large number…
India, Pune Metro Rail Project, Line 1 A Extension, PCMC to NIGDI Extension Corridor Details
Pune & Pimpri-Chinchwad is the next largest urban conglomerate to Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra. These cities are considered to be an educational hub due to the establishment of large…
India, Pune Metro Rail Project, Track Alignment, Detailed Alignment Plans
Reach 1 – PCMC-Range Hills Reach 2 – Vanaz-Civil Court Reach 3 – Civil Court-Ramwadi Reach 4 (Underground) – Shivaji Nagar-Swargate Track Plan for Pune Metro Corridor 1 and 2
Canada, Toronto, Eglinton Crosstown LRT
Cross the city 60% faster A midtown connection between east and west Toronto will make the trip easier, thanks to the new Eglinton Crosstown LRT. With 25 stations along the…
Canada, Toronto, Ontario Line
The Ontario Line will be a 15.6-kilometre subway line that will make it faster and easier to travel within Toronto and beyond. The line will bring 15 new stations to…
UK, South Western Railway, Major engineering work, Week ending 26 August 2024
Major engineering work this weekend will affect journeys in the area. Please check your train times before travelling.
UK, South Western Railway, Possession Planning, August summary
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August Buses replace trains between Surbiton and Effingham Junction Saturday 24 August The lines between Surbiton and Effingham Junction will be closed all day due…
Belgium, Noordlandbrug at Zandvliet, KLP Hybrid Polymer Sleepers
Belgian railway and infrastructure specialists, Mobix – Infrastructure for Good, has used #KLP Hybrid Polymer Sleepers during the complete renovation of the Noordlandbrug at Zandvliet, Belgium. According to a spokesperson,…
Australia, NSW, Sydney Metro City & Southwest, Upcoming Rail Possession – Campsie Station, Saturday 24 August – Sunday 25 August 2024
The T3 Bankstown Line will be closed between Sydenham to Bankstown from Saturday 24 August to Sunday 25 August 2024 for a planned rail possession. Sydney Metro work will take…
Australia, Metrotrains, Degraves subway and Campbell Arcade closures
Monday 1 August 2022 to 2024 Flinders Street Station will be affected by station precinct works including the closure of the Degraves Street subway in addition to the closure of…
Sydney Metro City & Southwest, Upcoming Rail Possession – Wiley Park Station, Saturday 24 August – Sunday 25 August 2024
Sydney Metro City & Southwest, Upcoming Rail Possession – Wiley Park Station, Saturday 24 August – Sunday 25 August 2024
Affective Rail, Seaford, Victoria, Removal and Reinstall of 2 x 27 Meter Panels using 12.5t Panel Lifters
Affective Rail was last week in Seaford, Victoria, Assisting Southern Program Alliance with the Removal and Reinstall of 2 x 27 Meter Panels using 12.5t Panel Lifters equipped with with…
Jobs, Week ending 18th August 2024
Job Location Sydney Region, Clyde, CAD Officer TfNSW Sydney Region, Clyde Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Project Scheduler / Planner – Rail (Multiple Senior & Mid-Level Roles) Heaton Rail Melbourne, Victoria, Australia…
Australia, ARTC, Hunter Valley for the ARTC shutdown over the weekend, Tenex Rail
A successful trip to the Hunter Valley for the ARTC shutdown over the weekend. 3 days worth of semi tricky scope completed in under 2/3 of the time allocated, across…
Australia, Melbourne, Arden Station’s Architecture
Take a look inside Arden Station’s stunning architecture The architecture design team’s ‘loose-fit’ interior design exposes the civil engineering, making the brightly coloured design fixtures really pop. The fittings are…
Edgcott Road, Rail Bridge, Buckinghamshire
Nine steel beams have been lifted to form the main structure for a key local road bridge in Buckinghamshire. Stretching for 112 metres, the bridge will carry Edgcott Road across…
Warringah freeway upgrade
Matic are absolutely thrilled to have played a key role in one of Sydney’s most complex infrastructure projects! They have successfully completed the installation of two bridge girders that will…
Australia, Sydney, Hawkesbury River Bridge, Rail works, Re-coating works
Busy time on the Hawkesbury River Bridge for the Sydney Trains Bridge Team. Major works have been happening to refurbish one of the longest railway bridges in Australia which currently…
Ireland, Dublin, Belfast, BTH project, Rail Planning, Phase 1
Huge milestone on the BTH project as they complete phase 1 of the P-Way works, connecting the Dublin Lines into the new Belfast Grand Central Station platforms and renewing the…
Crane Lifting
Mobilizing a GEISMAR to remove rail, 3rd rail, ties and clips in preparation for the demolition of an existing 110 ft. long steel viaduct. More info
Australia, Sydney, Waterfall, Final commissioning of More Trains More Services works
Final commissioning of More Trains More Services works at Waterfall, in a special nine day possession. Over the last four years, there has been extensive remodelling of track, OHW and…
Australia, Brisbane, CRRDA, Cavern fit-out continues (Lot 2)
Within the station cavern (Lot 2), the team continue to progress with mechanical, electrical and ventilation service installation around the cavern, on the mezzanine level (B4), in the tunnel and…
Australia, Brisbane, CRRDA, Albert Street main station building jumps higher (Lot 1)
Construction of the Albert Street main station entrance (Lot 1) remains ongoing below and above the ground surface. Over the last fortnight, the jump form system which is constructing the…
Australia, Brisbane – CRRDA, Constructing the Green Spine
If you have any extra ordinary business deliveries or requirements our construction team needs to be aware of, we ask you reply to this weekly update with this information. We…
ARTC, Safe Notice 2-5566 ARTC & Sydney Trains LPA limit protection arrangements WE02 Config 10B
ARTC, Safe Notice 2-5566 ARTC & Sydney Trains LPA limit protection arrangements WE02 Config 10B
ARTC, Interstate Possessions Calendar, May 2024 Update
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ARTC, Interstate Disruptive Possessions Plan (FY24/25), Version 3
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ARTC, Interstate Disruptive Possessions Plan (FY23/24), Revision 7, 23/04/2024
ARTC, Interstate Disruptive Possessions Plan (FY23/24), Revision 7, 23/04/2024
Australia, Sydney, Sydney Trains Bridge team at Awaba
Busy weekend for the Sydney Trains Bridge team at Awaba. Successfully completed 2 Bridge Renewals, 1.1km of Track Lift, Rail Adjustments and OHW Adjustments. This totals 3 Bridges replaced at…
Sydney Trains Mid Week Possession Calendar 2023-2024, Version 6.0
Latest Possession Calendars Sydney Trains Mid Week Possession Calendar 2023-2024, Version 6.0
Sydney Trains Possession Calendar 2023-2024, Version 6.0
Latest Possession Calendars Sydney Trains Possession Calendar 2023-2024, Version 6.0
CRR – Cross River Rail, Progress
Cross River Rail is a 10.2km rail line from Dutton Park to Bowen Hills, which includes 5.9 kilometres of twin tunnels under the Brisbane River and Brisbane CBD. The project…
Southwest Metro Monthly notification Lakemba March 2024
Notification – Lakemba, March 2024 Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project. – By 2030, Sydney will have a network of four metro lines, 46 stations and 113km of…
Arc Infrastructures Intermodal site in Kenwick, adjacent to the Arc infrastructure Flashbutt depot and Plant Depot
Works Progressing at Arc Infrastructures Intermodal site in Kenwick adjacent to the Arc infrastructure Flashbutt depot and Plant Depot Source
Coalfields Highway level crossing, upgrade, 140 undercutting, ARC Southwest, Australia
ARC Southwest track maintenance team undertook and completed the renewal of Coalfields Highway level crossing, the primary heavy haul artery to Collie. With a mammoth scope comprising a 40-meter crossing…
UGL Regional Linx, Possessions List, Major, 25 September 2023
UGL Regional Linx, Possessions List, Major, 25 September 2023
Transwa System Map, 2020
Transwa System Map, 2020
Catalogue, Level Crossing, Strail
The brand STRAIL® already carries the level crossing in its name: street meets rail. The first STRAIL® level crossing was installed in 1976 and already back then it was done…
Lifting, Twin, 50m, steel girder bridges, Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road, December 2023
Twin 50m long steel girder bridges were installed over Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road using a highly specialized self-propelled modular transporter The steel girders were assembled off-line on-site, and carefully moved along…
Lifting, A30 Chiverton Footbridge, 48m span, 92t
The A30 Chiverton Footbridge was successfully installed last week by Nusteel Structures Limited. The 48m span, weighing 92te was designed, manufactured, painted and installed in-house – Reducing time on site…
ARTC, Interstate Disruptive Possession Plan, 2023-2024, 23/08/2023, Version 3
Latest ARTC Possession calendar ARTC Interstate Disruptive Possession Plan (2023-2024), 23/08/2023, Version 3 ARTC-Interstate-Disruptive-Possessions-Plan-FY23-24-Version-3
ARTC, Interstate Possessions Calendar, November 2023
Latest ARTC Possession Calendars ARTC, Interstate Possessions Calendar, November 2023 ARTC-Interstate-Possession-Calendar-November-2023-Update
ARTC, HUNTER VALLEY, 2023, ANNUAL POSSESSION PROGRAMME, Version 5
Latest ARTC Possession Calendars ARTC, HUNTER VALLEY, 2023, ANNUAL POSSESSION PROGRAMME, Version 5
Lilydale Line station and crossing works
The Lilydale Line will be the first rail line to become boom gate free, next year. Removing the last 3 sets of boom gates on the Lilydale Line at Dublin…
Barmouth Metallic Viaduct, Trials, Demolition, Reconstruction, UK
Achieving the impossible. Many were in doubt that we would have been able to complete the works, yet alone in only 12 weeks. The trials, demolition and reconstruction of the…
Exhibition station, New Station Canopy, CRRDA
The station canopy at Exhibition station was lifted into place recently. Check out these before and after pics of the exciting milestone Source
Lifting, 70t crane, Noranda Station, New Aerial Concourse
56 hours later… Checkout this timelapse of the team lifting and installing two pedestrian walkways for the future Noranda Station. Using a 750 tonne crane, teams worked around the clock…
Riga Central Station , Roof construction, December 2023
The first roof arch of Riga Central Station adds to Riga’s skyline! Rail Baltica Riga Central Station construction site was launched at the end of November 2020. The third year…
68 tonne bridge, A5 at Mile End, Oswestry, December 2023, UK
The next stage of Beaver Bridges Ltd work to install a bridge over the A5 at Mile End in Oswestry will be carried out next Monday when the bridge is…
New Road over rail bridge, Burrucoppin on the East-West Line, ARC Network, December 2023
A New Road over rail bridge is now in use at Burrucoppin on the East / West Line of the Arc network Source
Australia, Sydney, Transdev, Network closures calendar
Network closures calendar Month – Years Line Start Location End Location Service Disruption Last passenger service Track Clear Track Hand Back First passenger service 2023 Dec-23 L2L3 Circular Quay Jun.…
Whiteman Park Viaduct, Posttensioning , Metronet, December 23
SRG Global have recently completed the installation, stressing and grouting of multistrand #posttensioning to METRONET‘s Whiteman Park Viaduct for client Laing O’Rourke. The two 10-span bridges utilised BBR Network‘s BBR…
Digital Shield, Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One, Ngauranga to Petone, New Zealand
Innovative Wellington-made technology to protect the rail line while building the Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One (Ngauranga to Petone) section of Te Ara Tupua, the project to improve State Highway 2’s…
Catalogue, Oleo, Buffer Stops
Catalogue, Oleo, Buffer Stops
Catalogue, BUFFER STOPS, Thermit
Catalogue, BUFFER STOPS, Thermit
Catalogue, Liberty OneSteel
Catalogue – Liberty OneSteel
Flyover Construction, 400-meter-long, A16 Rotterdam, Netherlands
The A16 Rotterdam highway’s 400-meter-long flyover is steadily advancing, with the second and final deck installation in full swing. Segment by segment, this impressive structure is pushed across the Terbregseplein.…
Rerailing works, Cradlehall, Scotland
Spare a thought for the team at Rail Systems Alliance Scotland who have been busy up at Cradlehall near Inverness bracing the cold weather carrying out rerailing work on our…
Beam Lifting, Final Beams, Te Ahu a Turanga, Manawatū Tararua Highway
Check out the final pair of steel beams being lifted into place on a bridge being built for Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway. All 42 beams are now…
Albany Ring Road, New Road over Rail bridge, ARC Network, WA, Australia
Albany Ring Road, new Road over Rail bridge new spans being installed today over the Arc narrow gauge network in the South of Western Australia. Source
Sydney Trains Possession Calendar 2023-2024, Version 4.1
Latest Possession Calendars Sydney Trains Possession Calendar 2023-2024, Version 4.1
New Culvert, Near Gibson, Esperance line, Arc network
Nice assortment of timber underneath old pipes. This one near Gibson on the Esperance line of the Arc network , a terrific job again by contractors and Goldfields Team 3…
Burrucoppin, ARC network, Site establishment
Arrival on-site and prep works for replacement tomorrow at Burrucoppin on East / West line of the Arc network with the assistance from Martinus Rail with Trackworks Source
State Highway 25A, New Bridge, SH25A , Coromandel, NZ
State Highway 25A update: Workers continue to make great progress on the new bridge we’re building over the slip on SH25A in Coromandel, where the road collapsed during the storms…
TBM Loading, Columbus, December 2023
Loading of the TBM in Columbus. The big move is tomorrow. #Baycrane #capitalcitygroup #gatwoodcrane Source