What’s Happening at Watsons Road?
Works Completed The piling works at Watsons Road in Diggers Rest have now been completed. A 65-tonne piling rig was…
Collaboration Delivers Critical Works on Esperance Branch Line
Turnouts and Track Upgrades Supporting Regional Growth Teams from Arc Infrastructure‘s Major Projects, Mobile Maintenance Team (MMT), and Goldfields-Esperance region…
Rail Ops NSW Delivers Major Milestone on Main South
March Super Possession Success for ARTC It was a huge weekend for the Rail Ops NSW team, who successfully delivered…
Electrical Works Begin at Future U6 Terminus in Martinsried
Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group Supporting U-Bahn Expansion The Martinsried underground station, currently under construction in Planegg, Germany, will serve as…
Moondyne Turnout Replacement Showcased at Rail Turnouts 2025
Presentation Highlights from Sean McAllister The extensive Moondyne west end turnout replacement project was recently featured in a presentation by…
Weekend Works Delivered Safely and Successfully, Supporting Sydney Trains and ARTC – Weekend delivery, safe outcomes, collaborative rail planning
Over the weekend, teams were deployed across various networks delivering multiple work scopes including: Berry Track Recon Track support services…
Tung Chung Line Extension, Turnout Installation, Precision Works Underway
Track Diversion Milestone As part of the Tung Chung Line Extension, the installation of four new turnouts plays a crucial…
Metro Tunnel, State Library Station, Progress Update
Station Snapshot State Library Station—one of the five new underground stations being delivered as part of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Project—has…
City Rail Link, Auckland, Sandbag Testing, Tunnel Clearance Verification
Testing Update Summer might be over, but sand is still making an appearance—this time in the form of 45 tonnes…
Jamaica, NY Rail Bridge, Accelerated Construction, Gantry Launch in Action
Project Snapshot It’s not a bird, and it’s not a plane—soon, it’ll be a flying bridge. In one of the…
Sydney Metro West, Pyrmont Shafts, Community Open Day
Event Summary Last weekend, the Sydney Metro West – Eastern Tunnelling Package team welcomed local residents to the Pyrmont West…
Sydney Metro Southwest line dynamic train testing begins
The Sydney Metro Southwest line has reached a significant milestone with the commencement of dynamic train testing. This marks a…
Sydney Metro West – Eastern Tunnelling Package Precast Production Completion
The Sydney Metro West – Eastern Tunnelling Package has reached a significant milestone with the completion of precast production. The…
Successful Completion of Switch Installation in Oslo by Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB
Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB has completed their work in Oslo for this year. The switch that was delivered and…
Sydney Metro – Track alignments
About Sydney Metro Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project. Building, operating and maintaining a network of four metro…
Points Renewal at Junee, B&T Signalling
Overview B&T Signalling completed a points renewal for 113 points at Junee. Part of the south super shutdown. Collaboration Worked…
Sydney Metro West, Hunter Street Station, A Sneak Peek
Sydney Metro West – Hunter Street Station Overview A glimpse into the Sydney Metro West project. Hunter Street Station is…
Farewell to Foynes, Machines Return to Mainline, Maintenance and Future Work
Farewell to Foynes – For Now Overview The tamper and regulator working on the Foynes-Limerick line have been lifted off.…
Junee 113A/B Points Upgrade, Enhancing Network Reliability, Reducing Maintenance
Successful Completion of Junee 113A/B Points Upgrade Overview Over Weekend 38, ARTC executed a 3x day super possession. NRG Signalling,…
Bens Rail and Civil Completes Cootamundra West Track Reconditioning Project
Project Overview Successfully delivered track reconditioning works for ARTC Location: Adjacent to Heritage Listed Cootamundra West Railway Station Scope: 180m…
West Tarneit Station Announced as Melbourne’s Newest Train Station
Overview Following successful community consultation, West Tarneit has been officially named as Melbourne’s newest train station, set to serve the…
Hunter Street Station – Shaping the Future Beneath Sydney
A New Standard in Underground Construction Beneath the busy streets of Sydney’s CBD, Hunter Street Station is emerging as a…
Parklife Metro, Progress at Orchard Hills
Sydney Metro Orchard Hills progresses with piling, slab pours, waterproofing, and reinforcements. More updates soon!
Westmead Station – Kicking Off the Year with Momentum
Strong Start to the Year by Gamuda Laing O’Rourke Consortium The Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke Consortium has launched into…
Australia’s Biggest Railway Cavern Takes Shape
Hunter Street Station Cavern Nears Completion Deep beneath Sydney’s CBD, the largest railway cavern in Australia is becoming a reality.…
Sonic Rail Services, embankment failure,emergency remedial works
SRS: Sonic Rail Services, working on Wk45 working for their client Dyer and Butler on an emergency embankment failure at…
Rail Systems Alliance Scotland, Christmas Shutdown works
Rail Systems Alliance Scotland team has been working round the clock during the festive period replacing 386 metres of rail,…
UK, Mid Cornwall Metro, 9537 & 9538
Mid Cornwall Metro is a £56.8m project to transform local journeys – connecting people with work, study and leisure. The…
Rail Corridor Upgrade, Broadlea, Goonyella coal network
Incredible work by Schwarz, part of the Maas Group Holdings family, on delivering a 1.3km formation renewal and a 1.9km…
Hi Rail Mini CHX06
Vancers Hi Rail Mini CHX06 in beautiful PNW on signal detail. Added flexibility to these smaller Hi Rail machines makes…
Martinus, modification works, Lachlan River Bridge, Forbes, Australia
Critical modification works to the Lachlan River Bridge in Forbes are well underway as part of the Stockinbingal to Parkes…
KiwiRail, Wellington Works, 18 days shutdown
KiwiRail took over the rail network for 18 days. This allowed them to complete upgrades and maintenance at 17 different…
2024 Reflections – Big Progress at Pyrmont Station
A Year of Transformation on the Eastern Tunnelling Package The Sydney Metro – Pyrmont Station site experienced major changes throughout…
Sydney Metro West – Eastern Tunnelling Package Update
Progress is well underway as we tunnel beneath Sydney Harbour, connecting The Bays Station in Rozelle to the Sydney CBD.…
Australia, High Speed Rail, to connect Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and regional communities across the east coast of Australia
High speed rail in Australia The Australian Government is planning for a future high speed rail network to connect Brisbane,…
Ghella ANZ, Hunter Street Station, Sydney Metro’s Eastern Tunnelling Package
Hunter Street Station on Sydney Metro’s Eastern Tunnelling Package. Ghella ANZ now reached the deepest point of excavation to date!…
CPB Contractors, Sydney Metro, Western Sydney Airport, Station Boxes and Tunnelling package, Cross Passages
Shoutout to the CPB Contractors team delivering the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport, Station Boxes and Tunnelling package, who…
Webuild JV signs AU$1.7 BLN (€1 BLN) contract on massive rail project in Melbourne, Australia
WEBUILD JV SIGNS AU$1.7 BLN (€1 BLN) CONTRACT ON MASSIVE RAIL PROJECT IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP TO EXPAND…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thales Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC)
Thales Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC)
United States, Seattle – Amtrak King Street Yard Modernization Project Advances Rail Infrastructure
Seattle's King Street Yard undergoes $300 million modernization to support next-generation rail operations and sustainable maintenance practices
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Jobs, Week ending 18th August 2024
Job Location Sydney Region, Clyde, CAD Officer TfNSW Sydney Region, Clyde Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Project Scheduler / Planner – Rail…
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…
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…
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…
Warringah freeway upgrade
Matic are absolutely thrilled to have played a key role in one of Sydney‘s most complex infrastructure projects! They have…
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…
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…
Crane Lifting
Mobilizing a GEISMAR to remove rail, 3rd rail, ties and clips in preparation for the demolition of an existing 110…
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…
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…
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…
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…