HS2 Launches Second TBM to Tunnel Under London Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 28, 20220 A second 140 metre long, 2,050 tonnes tunnel boring machine (TBM) has begun its journey across London for HS2. This was switched on by HS2 Civils Delivery Director Mike Lyons. HS2 launches second London tunnel boring machine – Caroline © HS2 Named Caroline, after the first female professional astronomer Caroline Herschel, this TBM is
Germany: STRABAG to Upgrade Berlin’s Köpenick Station for Regional Rail Services Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 13, 20220 DB Netz has commissioned STRABAG Rail to upgrade the Berlin-Köpenick rail station to handle regional rail traffic via two new tracks. The station in south-east Berlin is a key component of the city’s overall transport strategy and part of an extensive project to modernise the west-east corridor from Berlin to the
HS2 Launches First of Six TBMs to Tunnel Under London Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 7, 20220 HS2 has launched the first of six tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will dig more than 26 miles of tunnels under London. This is the fourth of 10 HS2 tunnel boring machines to be launched, and will travel five miles from HS2’s Victoria Road site in west London towards Greenpark Way
Railway inspectors give final green light to Elizabeth Line Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 13, 20220 The Elizabeth Line has been given its final clearance by the Railway Inspectorate for opening on 24 May. The Office of Rail and Road has issued full approvals for all the stations with the exception of Bond Street, which will not open until later this year. In the meantime Bond
Latest HSRG Report Emphasises High Speed Rail’s Role in Decarbonising UK Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 22, 20220 The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has published a new report highlighting the role of HS2 and high-speed rail in general in reducing emissions and ultimately achieving net zero. Entitled High Speed Rail: Net Zero Voices, the report includes contributions from politicians, businesspeople and environmentalists. It notes that with road transport accounting for
HS2’s First London Tunnel Segment Contract Awarded to Pacadar UK Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 6, 20210 Contractor Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture (SCS JV) has signed the first of two contracts for the production of concrete precast tunnel segments that will be used to construct HS2’s London tunnels. Pacadar UK site in the Isle of Grain © Pacadar UK / HS2 Pacadar UK has been chosen to manufacture the
UK First: HS2 to Undertake 3D Concrete Printing on Site Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 4, 20210 In a UK first, on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing will be deployed by HS2 Ltd’s London tunnels contractor Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture (SCS JV). 3D concrete printing © iStock The cutting-edge technology, called Printfrastructure, uses computer-operated robots to print concrete with a strengthening internal lattice structure. Microscopic strands of graphene only several atoms
HS2 Reveals New Piling Technique Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 27, 20210 HS2 Ltd has revealed a new vacuum excavation technique for piling which could have massive benefits for the wider construction industry. Developed by specialist contractors, the new technique is better for the environment, safer for workers and reduces construction noise, which is hugely important for projects like HS2 where construction is
HS2 to Use Retired Wind Turbine Blades to Reinforce Concrete Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 12, 20210 HS2 Ltd has announced it will be using retired wind turbine blades originally destined for the incinerator to make reinforced concrete that is carbon-friendly. It says the process will cut carbon production by up to 90 percent. The traditional method would make use of rebar. However, in this pilot project, that
HS2 Unveils Headhouse Design for Euston Tunnel Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 17, 20210 HS2 Ltd has unveiled the design for the Euston tunnel, showing it clad in Victorian-inspired brickwork. The headhouse will provide emergency access to the tunnel between Old Oak Common and Euston station, the high-speed railway’s terminus. The headhouse will be situated beside the existing West Coast Main Line. The split-level three-storey
HS2 heralds ‘formal’ start of construction Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 4, 20200 HS2 LTD says 22,000 jobs will be created by the construction of Phase 1 of the high speed line between London and Birmingham. Enabling works and other preparations at a number of sites have been underway for some time, but HS2 says it is now marking the ‘formal’ start of construction. Transport
Industry Responds to Government’s HS2 Notice to Proceed Go-Ahead Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 15, 20200 Costain, which forms part of SCS Railways, one of the four civils contractors in question, said it had received the Notice to Proceed from HS2. The contract is worth a total of 3.3 billion GBP to the joint venture that also includes Skanska and Strabag. It will involve designing and
Work on HS2 is latest to stop during coronavirus emergency Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 25, 20200 CONTRACTORS working at HS2 sites are reported to be suspending their work in reaction to the coronavirus emergency. The move follows the news that work on Transport for London and Crossrail construction sites has already been temporarily suspended. The sites included in the pause apparently include those being run by the Costain