UK’s Network Rail is set to trial a new technology designed to reduce train delays following “bridge strikes”, with initial focus on the East Coast Main Line. Network Rail noted that 90% of these ...

The Victorian-era bridge has been struck by vehicles 11 times in the past nine months – including three in a week in November – costing the taxpayer over £600,000 in damage and delays. Inspections ...

The equipment will enable Network Rail engineers to survey the bridge in seconds, drastically speeding up the reopening of the line over the bridge after it has been hit by an oversized vehicle ...

Michael Clegg, Route Engineer for Network Rail, said: “While we know we cannot prevent all future incidents, this technology will cut the inspection time after a bridge strike from hours to seconds in ...

The study provides significant benefits for the railway industry, including reduced maintenance costs, improved maintenance efficiency, lower defect rates, reduced possession and inspection ...

Trains through Cornwall were cancelled or delayed after a vehicle struck a train bridge. Great Western Railway said the crash happened at Par, leaving journeys between Plymouth and Penzance disrupted.

The new Rs 531 crore Pamban Railway Bridge here, India’s lone vertical lift bridge, featuring a vertical lift span of 72.5 metres, is completed and poised for inauguration by Prime Minister ...

The new Pamban Railway Bridge in Rameswaram is completed in five years' time. Rs 531 crore railway bridge is India's lone vertical lift bridge, featuring a vertical lift span of 72.5 metres.

There has been major travel disruption after a car smashed through a rail bridge and fell on the tracks in Greater Manchester. The incident happened about 2am on Friday near Regent Road roundabout ...

The project faced delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the bridge was certified after an inspection by the Commissioner of Railway Safety in November 2024.

ABTech overcame numerous challenges in designing a highspeed rail inspection spindle, using cutting-edge air bearing tech to ...