This week we’d like to share these pictures of the Curzon 2 viaduct successfully being launched over the Birmingham Cross City line. 📸 The viaduct was pushed over twin railway tracks – a distance of 93 metres over a weekend rail closure. Following the final 37-metre push the structure is now docked and securely locked into position on all four piers. Watch more on the Curzon 2 push here: youtu.be/4Luukv1zZ5g #HS2InPictures

Today legislation bringing our railways back into public ownership passes in Commons. Privatisation has been a disaster - fares have soared, tax payers have subsidised the profits of European companies running our trains, jobs have been cut & outsourced, safety cut & lives lost.

Our project to renew 4km of track on the Far North Line is now well underway. We use this fascinating piece of kit, @balfourbeatty's ‘New Track Construction’ machine to do it – laying sleepers, installing rail and securing it all at once! @transcotland @ScotRail

HS2 is driving regeneration in Digbeth — bringing new connectivity to #Birmingham city centre that is unlocking investment, jobs and development across one of the city's most exciting growth areas. 🚄 Property developer Stoford has completed stage one of the Typhoo Wharf development, with the transformed 1930s Tea Factory set to become the BBC's new Midlands home from 2027. 📺

The timetables were designed a long time ago. Incidentally, an absolute fortune is wasted on timetable design. 90% are rejected by network Rail. Each timetable takes over six months to design. Hundreds of millions of public money are wasted in the process

Absolutely. To me, this is remarkable engineering, and the experience gained from work like this will benefit the UK rail sector for many years to come.

Two 24m steel footbridge decks were successfully and safely delivered to our site near Aylesbury, marking a key progress milestone for the project. Transported during 15-minute rolling road closures to minimise disruption, the complex operation was moved meticulously through #Aylesbury town centre. This is a testament to the hard work and collaboration of a skilled team which included our traffic management team, who helped keep everything running smoothly on the ground.

So less funding, more cancellations (as there is no penalty), and another service in slow decline. Thanks. One way to get drivers back on the roads.

This summer, our teams are preparing to deliver the biggest programme of work over the motorway network. The construction schedule, which starts in June, will see three huge HS2 structures built over busy sections of the M42 and #M6 in the #WestMidlands. In one operation, a twin box will be built above both carriageways of the #M42 near #Birmingham Business Park – allowing the railway to be constructed over the top. Additionally, two single-track viaducts will be extended over the M42/M6 Toll near Water Orton, and a twin-track viaduct will be installed over the M6 near Chelmsley Wood. Watch this video to find out more: youtube.com/watch?v=cSRCxU6d…

@santanderukhelp you’ve blocked my business bank account in your pursuit to piss off your business customers for a made up reason. I find myself with a blocked bank account over the end of the month when, if you understood business, you’d know is when pay runs are made.

At this point it is worth noting that DfT has tightly controlled TOC spending for several years. Even this might not be whole story, how worthwhile fitting improved WSP or sanders also depends on residual life of the stock in question.