
Welsh rail testing centre still needs £330m private investment
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence’s planned opening has slipped to 2030 after private funding failed to materialise.
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The Global Centre of Rail Excellence’s planned opening has slipped to 2030 after private funding failed to materialise.

The highways body says longer-term funding could generate up to £2.2bn for reinvestment in local road maintenance.

Digitised Lineside Inspection has helped Edinburgh engineers reduce trackside exposure and identify vegetation work across Scotland’s railway.

Transport for London will restrict weekend and bank holiday entry at Angel from 2 January 2027 while it works to extend the life of ageing…

DfI has opened consultation on a plan proposing new bus corridors, expanded cycling routes, lower speed limits and more pedestrian-friendly streets.

The MIST water-mist system suppressed a vehicle fire in the southbound tunnel before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported.

Maidstone Borough Council is trialling a repair material made from old clothes on paths in its parks, assessing whether discarded textiles can be reused in…

Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman says road policing should prioritise preventing deaths and serious injuries.

GBR Anglia says disruption will continue after a GB Railfreight container train partially derailed at Barking on 23 October.

The civils contractor increased profit to £16.1m and turnover to £239.5m in the year to June 2026.

Mace will combine its chairman and chief executive roles from January after abandoning plans to recruit a successor to Jason Millett.

Mace’s construction division increased turnover by 10.5% in 2025 and is targeting expansion across infrastructure markets.