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Connecting Britain

26 June 2017

  • Crossrail construction site hoarding.

    What will life be like for those who live along the Crossrail route?

    We asked locals whether easier commutes and a boost to local economies outweigh rising house prices and damaging gentrification

1 June 2017

  • A skull found during excavations for Crossrail, shown at the Museum of London Docklands.

    Skeletons, chamber pots and hippo sandals: the lost treasures of Crossrail

    Tens of thousands of objects have been found during excavations for Crossrail, including medieval ice skates and bones from the Bedlam burial ground

26 May 2017

  • Steam locomotive LNER Class A3 4472, commonly known as the Flying Scotsman

    Heritage railways and trains keep Britain's golden age of steam alive

    Steam trains are expensive to operate but heritage railways are seeing a revival following the refurbishment of the Flying Scotsman

19 May 2017

  • The concrete batching plant stands on the horizon as work recommences at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, operated by Electricite de France SA’s (EDF), near Bridgwater, U.K.

    Why size matters: measuring success in the world of megaprojects

    Crossrail, HS2, Hinkley Point C and other billion-pound projects may be controversial, but experts say they can be easier to get past politicians

16 May 2017

  • SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Blast Off Carrying Top-Secret Spy Satellite<br>May 1, 2017 - Cape Canaveral, FL, United States of America - The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a classified military satellite successfully blasts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center May 1, 2017 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The the delayed SpaceX mission was the first for the National Reconnaissance Office carrying a top-secret spy satellite. (Credit Image: © Spacex/Planet Pix via ZUMA Wire)

    As a female engineer, I aim to design rockets. I want other girls to be equally ambitious

    Being the only girl to do an engineering diploma in my school year group has not stood in the way of my ambition to design aeroplanes or work at Nasa

8 May 2017

  • Gridlocked M25

    Do new roads benefit the economy? Here's what we know so far

    There’s little evidence on the payback from investment in transport infrastructure. New research hopes to help change that

28 April 2017

  • A electronic billboard promoting the HS2 transport link development is seen during the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham<br>A electronic billboard promoting the HS2 transport link development and the city of Birmingham is seen during the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Britain, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

    What is HS2 and how much will it cost?

    Not sure why the government is so keen on a new £55.7bn high-speed rail link? We answer your HS2 questions

18 April 2017

  • Model of Station Clock, to be created by Susan Philipsz

    Birmingham to get £2m singing clock at site of planned HS2 station

  • Architect’s impression of the tramway at the new Birmingham Curzon HS2 Station

    What is the Midlands engine and what will it do for the region?

12 April 2017

  • The panel at the Guardian event in Birmingham, discussing Britain’s post-Brexit skills

    Finding Britain's skilled post-Brexit workforce

    New engineering skills and technologies will help to fill skills gaps, but getting young people into work via apprenticeships and new colleagues is also key

30 March 2017

  • Andrew Martin

    A requiem for the overnight sleeper - and a European way of life

    Andrew Martin
    The cross-border overnight train services are dying out. We are losing a way to forge links with the neighbours just when we need them the most

13 March 2017

  • Borders Railway

    Brewing in the Borders: the businesses thriving along Scotland's new railway line

    Tourism is up and firms are hiring staff as the 35-mile Borders Railway proves to be more than just a commuter link to Edinburgh

3 March 2017

  • Modern new architecture of Western Concourse at King's Cross railway station in London United Kingdom.

    Railway stations are the beating heart of urban regeneration

    David Biggs
    They may no longer be cathedrals of steam, but stations are helping develop communities, as well as becoming shopping centres and meeting places

6 February 2017

  • Mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau speaks with a woman as she uses the underground to the city centre.

    How to attract the best talent to help improve public transport

    Mohamed Mezghani
    In a world on the move, and with stiff competition car manufacturers and startups, public bodies need to up their game to attract extra staff

27 January 2017

  • Construction skills shortage<br>Embargoed to 0001 Wednesday January 25 File photo dated 28/02/12 of a roof worker building new houses, as the skills shortage hitting construction firms has spread beyond bricklayers and carpenters to other trades including plumbing and roofing, a study shows. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday January 25, 2017. See PA story INDUSTRY Skills. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

    Will the Midlands engine have enough skilled workers after Brexit? Live event

    Regional prosperity will rest on having enough skilled staff. Join our debate in Birmingham on plans to combat shortages in transport and construction

6 January 2017

  • The Original British Garden Cities<br>WELWYN GARDEN CITY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 04: A train station platform is seen on January 4, 2017 in Welwyn Garden City, England. The Government has announced the location of fourteen new Garden Village developments, in a bid to ease the ongoing housing crisis. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

    Old, overcrowded and underfunded: it is time to overhaul our railways

    Philippa Oldham
    Trains move people and goods safely and cost-effectively – so now is the time to invest more in our creaking infrastructure

25 November 2016

  • Thomond. LEEDS, 27th October 2014 - Leeds station. Passengers and on board crew on the 13.27 Transpennine Express service between Manchester and Leeds on the day the prime minister and chancellor announced proposals for HS3, a high speed rail link cutting journey times between the two northern cities to 26 minutes. hs2gallery

    Transport cash won't fill the potholes in local government finance

    Colin Cram
    The chancellor has pledged £3.72bn for road and rail – a drop in the ocean and a missed chance to transform UK public services

21 November 2016

  • Royal reign milestone<br>The steam locomotive Union of South Africa arrives at Edinburgh’s Waverley station to carry Queen Elizabeth II, on the day she becomes Britain’s longest reigning monarch, and her husband, Prince Philip, on a journey to inaugurate the new £294 million Scottish Borders Railway. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 9, 2015. See PA story ROYAL Reign. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

    A modern rail network in Scotland is long overdue

    Why does it take 80 minutes by train south from Edinburgh to Newcastle, but an hour longer the same distance north?

2 November 2016

  • Planes in the fog at Heathrow airport

    UK airport expansion is 45 years too late. We're trailing places like Singapore

    Colin Cram
    How is a nation of 5.5 million people able to triple its air passenger numbers to 140 million a year? Infrastructure investment, unlike the dithering UK

1 November 2016

  • Crossrail Place - RT5

    Britain's best new train stations – in pictures

    With the number of passengers travelling by train set to double in the next 25 years, Network Rail is spending almost £27bn on new track and stations. Here are some of the stations that have opened since 2015
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