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Around 35 bags of rubbish were collected by Historical Railways Estate (HRE) contractors and Halifax volunteers during a festive clean up in the town. Share this article Published 09 Jan 2024 AmcoGiffen workers and their subcontractor Access Lifting Pulling and Safety (ALPS), who are working on renovating the nearby Wheatley Viaduct, joined the Siddal Community Clean Up Group to spruce up the area between the Maurice Jagger Centre and Bailey Hall Road before Christmas. Discarded food wrappe…

Share this article In 2020, at the start of the second road investment period (RIS2 2020-25), we published our first Digital, Data and Technology Strategy. Since then, we’ve seen a lot of change in both the post-pandemic world and our customers’ needs. As a result, we're refreshing our strategy for the rest of RIS2 and in preparation for RIS3 (2025-30). Digital, Data and Technology Strategy 2023-25 PDF, 6610Kb To 2025 and into RIS 3 We'll build on our three strategic core themes for the re…

Through our competitions, we unlock the knowledge to transform our road network in the future. We run targeted research and innovation competitions to help us solve some of our challenges. We'll publish details of current competitions on this page. If you think you have a potential solution, we welcome your application.   Latest competitions National Highways Hazard Protection on Roads Accelerator We’re working with Connected Places Catapult to launch a new innovation competition to help p…

Research publications can be found listed below within year order. 2024-25 publications Application of biocementation to improve a well-graded granular material against cyclic loading (external link) Automating construction of road digital twin geometry using context and location aware segmentation (external link) Bayesian dynamic modelling for probabilistic prediction of pavement condition (external link) BG-LoA: A Benchmarking Framework for BIM/GIS Data Integration Based on Meta-Modelling…

Archaeologists discovered a whole host of rare finds along the A1 in Yorkshire. These gave a unique insight into what life was like over a period of around 4500 years. The discoveries were a result of the construction of our £400 million A1 Leeming to Barton upgrade which created 12 miles of new motorway-standard road. During the four-year construction period extensive excavations were carried out. These uncovered an extraordinary level of prehistoric and historic finds. Three years after the …

Sometimes while carrying out assessments of structures on the Historical Railways Estate, we may decide action needs to be taken as the structure’s condition is dangerous, or at risk of becoming dangerous. Where possible, we repair structures by strengthening them and make them safe. There may be occasions when we need to consider alternative approaches, including infilling a structure. We only do this as a last resort, where there’s no other practical option. What is infilling? Infilling is …

Network Rail is replacing the existing bridge that carries the West Coast Main Line over the M6, between junction 39 and 40 near Penrith in Cumbria. Start date January 2025 End date June 2026 Cost £60 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 14 August 2025 Huge steel beams arrive for new railway bridge Network Rail’s work to replace Clifton railway bridge has taken a major step forward. This follows the first arrival of five enormous steel beams for the new structure. …

This spectacular 420ft long viaduct located in central Lake District has received some care and attention, so it can keep being appreciated safely from ground level near the footpath close by. Share this article Location: Walthwaite, Cumbria Contractor: Bethell Open to the public? No Completion: Summer 2023 History Constructed in 1862, it formed part of the Penrith to Keswick Railway, created to establish a key link in the railway, connecting the two great iron-producing areas at the time…

What started as minor work eventually became the complete reconstruction of the bridge’s spandrel and east parapet. Share this article Location: Fergushill, North Ayrshire Contractor: Balfour Beatty Open to the public? Yes Completion: Summer 2023 History Once part of the Dalry to Kilmarnock branch line, which formed part of The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR). Used primarily to transport heavy goods like coal and other mineral extracted in the west of Scotland, it wa…

Opening in 1866 on the former Newton Abbot – Moretonhampstead line in Devon, today it’s in our care and maintained with seven others. Share this article Location: Lustleigh, Devon Contractor: Dyer and Butler Open to the public? No Completion: Spring 2024 History The railway brought tourists to the area, as well as farmers' produce, nursery plants and blacksmiths' products. The line grew in stature from its opening, Lustleigh was the last but one station on the 20 km branch line, off the …