http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/News, data and business intelligence on public transport projects, developments and investment in the UK.en-ushttp://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/rss/rss9.xmlhttp://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6944The London borough of Hillingdon has granted planning permission for a new railway junction and stretch of line in north west London forming part of Chiltern Railways' Evergreen 3 project. The...Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6944http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6889Track laying has begun on the final phase of the £350m project to restore the Edinburgh-Glasgow rail route via Airdire and Bathgate. A 200-tonne track laying machine is now in action between Airdrie...Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6889http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6882Transport Scotland has shortlisted three bidders for the £240m Borders rail reopening project. Five parties, consisting of 12 construction and finance companies, submitted pre-qualification...Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6882http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6850Plans to run trains between Reading, Milton Keynes and Bedford by upgrading stretches of freight-only railway in Buckinghamshire have been found to have a benefit-cost ratio of 5. Atkins' GRIP 4...Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6850http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6822Two consultants have been signed up by Network Rail to flesh out plans for phase two of the East London line extension. Contracts for outline design work have been awarded to Jacobs, concerning...Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6822http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6814A full service along the extended East London line began on Sunday (23 May) following completion of the £1bn phase one project. Trains now connect Dalston Junction with New Cross, West Croydon and...Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6814http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6781Work on the final phase of the Airdrie-Bathgate rail reopening project gets underway this weekend as Drumgelloch station closes to allow engineers to relocate the station nearby. Drumgelloch is...Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6781http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6764London Mayor Boris Johnson has opened phase one of the extended East London line. The launch event for the £1bn project was held on Tuesday morning (27 April) ahead of the first public service...Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6764http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6723Plans to reopen rail lines closed during the 1960s and 70s have been set out by the Liberal Democrats. Shadow transport secretary Norman Barker said his party would set up a Rail Expansion Fund of...Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6723http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6647Track laying for the 15-mile Airdrie-Bathgate rail link began on Monday (8 March) as Network Rail prepares to open the line in December. MSPs Fiona Hyslop, Karen Whitefield and Mary Mulligan watched...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6647http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6638Scotland's transport minister Stewart Stevenson has attended an event in Galashiels to mark the official start of work on the Borders railway reopening project. The start of work triggers legislation...Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6638http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6586The government must take a more pro-active approach in supporting the reopening of rail lines to communities with poor public transport links, according to a new report by the House of Commons...Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6586