Northern Powerhouse Rail plan dubbed ‘castle-in-the-air’ but DfT says HS2 lessons learnt

Opposition MPs have questioned the government’s £45bn promise to build Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), with one calling the announcement “castle-in-the-air planning”, but transport secretary Heidi Alexander promises lessons have been learnt from HS2. The post Northern Powerhouse Rail plan dubbed ‘castle-in-the-air’ but DfT says HS2 lessons learnt appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

London Mayor believes lessons learnt from TfL takeover of Crossrail could help government finish HS2

Sadiq Khan has said lessons learned from the Crossrail project could help the government deliver HS2 in its entirety. The post London Mayor believes lessons learnt from TfL takeover of Crossrail could help government finish HS2 appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Watch: RAIB inspector recaps 50 years of rail accidents and investigations

 This video is from NCE’s Future of Rail conference 2022. In this session, Rail Accident and Investigations Branch (RAIB) principal inspectorate Chris Ford looks back at major rail accidents in the UK during the past half a century and the subsequent lessons learnt from them. Among others,… The post Watch: RAIB inspector recaps 50 years of rail accidents and investigations appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Over-budget Edinburgh tram learnings drive remainder of line to completion

Lessons learnt from the troubled Edinburgh tramway project have been a driving force behind the completion of the rest of the line. The post Over-budget Edinburgh tram learnings drive remainder of line to completion appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

GHD to apply learnings from other countries to UK engineering industry

Australian engineering firm GHD is looking to apply lessons learnt from its business in the rest of the world to benefit the UK market. The post GHD to apply learnings from other countries to UK engineering industry appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Association for Project Management - Advanced project risk reporting, 22092022

An insight into some advanced project risk reporting techniques to improve your project risk insights, and a glimpse into some emerging risk reporting.

Phase 1 PFI Expiry Health Checks Learnings Report - Published by Infrastructure and Projects Authority

Expiry presents a significant risk to value for money and continuity of vital public services; and a significant opportunity to ensure assets instrumental in delivering essential public services are well maintained, resilient and fit for purpose beyond the term of the PFI contract. To support preparation for expiry the PFI CoE has established a programme of Expiry Health Checks (EHCs) to support PFI Contracting Authorities (CAs) in assessing their readiness for expiry.

What HS2 could have learnt from HS1 - New Civil Engineer

Lessons learnt and approaches taken for HS1

2021 Global Construction Disputes Report - Published by ARCADIS

The road to early resolution, whilst it may seem odd to have this document in the lessons learnt section, it includes some really good advice on how to avoid disputes and things to look for to avoid.

Five lessons learnt from converting the SEC into the Louisa Jordan Covid-19 hospital. An article in Building Magazine 5 June 2020 by Graeme Watson of AECOM

This article is an extract from one describing how the Scottish Exhibition Centre was converted Into a hospital in 23 days. Five key lessons are noted 1. Collaboration, engagement, and a focus on first principles. 2. Design transparency and quality cont

What are they key lessons learnt in commissioning security and alarm systems in Police Custody suites?

Why have energy from waste projects such as this one in Derby been unsuccessful? What lessons have been learnt?

Do you have any lessons learnt on controlling costs of refurbishing historic buildings?