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Function: Construction & installation
22 July 2026
Managing Risk At Interfaces In Live Railway Renewals
Journal article
22 July 2026
Tru: Practical Experience Of Embodied Carbon Reduction In Ole Design
Journal article
22 July 2026
The Electrification Series: Midland Mainline Ole125 Renewals Project: Extending Legacy Overhead Infrastructure Life Span For Decades
Journal article
22 July 2026
The Remediation Of Harlesden Embankment: Management Of A Deep-Seated Rotational Failure Within A Live Railway Corridor
Journal article
22 July 2026
Gosforth Depot Remodelling: Modernising A Century-Old Maintenance Facility
Journal article
3 June 2026
Reflections on Seven Decades of Permanent Way Infrastructure Engineering
Section Meeting
Presentation
Video
2 June 2026
Hopetown (Darlington) Railway Heritage Quarter – New track for a new home
Section Meeting
Video
21 May 2026
The Greek Street Project
Section Meeting
Video
20 May 2026
Burnhouse S&C Remodelling
Section Meeting
Video
14 May 2026
Mind the Gap… and the curve, and the spec sheet – Common cost drivers in Infrastructure & Vehicles
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