Work is now underway on a major project to renew the track between York and Church Fenton as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

An innovative and near maintenance-free footbridge has been installed in Bicester to make crossing the railway safer for pedestrians and cyclists in future. Made from super-strong fibre-reinforced plastic*, the new footbridge replaces Jarvis Lane footpath level crossing.

The first section of railway on East West Rail Phase Two was successfully commissioned over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

As part of Network Rail’s Bristol Rail Regeneration project, VolkerRail has helped transform the way trains come in and out of Bristol Temple Meads.

VolkerRail’s Plant division has been presented with a Silver Route to Gold award by Network Rail, in recognition of its on-track plant reliability.

VolkerRail’s Beaver tamper team has completed works at a new train carriage stable, located near Pickering station, in North Yorkshire.

VolkerRail’s major projects director, Stuart Birch, is to take part in a digital webinar, on Wednesday 16 June, to discuss equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the rail industry and the steps we still need to take to make the sector a more inclusive environment.

A new video has been released showing the huge progress made so far to rebuild the Bletchley flyover for the East West Rail project.

The Rail Electrification (REAL) Alliance, of which VolkerRail is an alliance partner, has worked in partnership with Northern Powergrid (NPG) to remove four overhead power lines that have spanned the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and Transpennine route from Leeds to Hull (HUL) for over 50 years.

MPT - a consortium of VolkerRail, Laing O’Rourke and Thales - was recognised at the 2021 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North West Awards, receiving the Large Project of the Year Award for its work on the Trafford Park Line.