Archive for category: Infrastructure

Great little grinder

There are many reasons why it becomes necessary to re-profile rails from time…

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Thumping good trackbed testing

Understanding the condition of substructure is vital for maintaining good track…

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4-all over two legs

Issue 100 of The Rail Engineer reported on the enabling works for Crossrail…

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A bad wire day

A ‘bad hair day’ – a short phrase known to many that suggests that…

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New rails in the desert

Over the years, The Rail Engineer has reported on hundreds of projects. But…

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Trenchless technology

For many years now, the use of trenchless (No-Dig) technology has increased…

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Loughor Viaduct replacement

Constructed in 1852, the Loughor viaduct is a 220 metre long, eighteen span…

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The Karlsruhe Friendship Bridge

The construction of Phase Two of Nottingham’s tram network has been going…

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Sorting out Shugborough

An unexpected inclusion in Network Rail’s work programme for Christmas 2012…

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A tale of two platform extensions

On the face of it the two platform extensions should have been very similar…

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