News & Safety

Following on from the start of construction, today’s announcement unlocks more opportunities for Britain’s construction and engineering sector, hard-hit by the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

RPC are proud to announce that they have recently passed and are now fully accredited to ISO 9001 Standard. Dean Gray Managing Director says “This shows how far the company has come during 2020 and gives us a fundamental platform to further expand the business in 2021”.

HS2 will bring Birmingham and the West Midlands within an hour’s commute of Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, London, York, Preston and Wigan.

Having a few festive drinks? Take care around the railway and get home safely Every year there is a spike in alcohol-related incidents on the railway during the festive period.

Great to have supported our client #balfourbeatty at Harrow & Wealdstone last weekend #RPC would like to thank all there staff for the #teamwork undertaken by […]

Operating our high-tech thermal and visual imaging equipment, this forward-thinking, high-flying team surveys the railway by air.This is effective – our equipment identifies the smallest of faults, and our aircraft cover wide areas fast

Thousands of tonnes of leaves fall on the railway each autumn so we're doing everything we can to reduce delays and get you home safely and on time.

This year marks 75 years since the end of WWII, in which the railway played a crucial role, and for which we say thank you to all those who served and sacrificed.

In 1919, a special service commemorated the railway workers who had served and lost their lives during the First World War.

Connecting the Railway online game How would you build a new railway to join the residents of the town to a city?

This is Engineering Day's theme is #BeTheDifference: a celebration of the engineering that shapes our world for the better, whether that’s by making our day to day lives easier or tackling some of our biggest global challenges.

Rail is already one of the greenest ways to travel but we’re committed to making it even greener.Sustainability is important to our passengers and it’s important to us.

We have taken a major step forward in tackling climate change by becoming the world's first railway company to set the most ambitious science-based targets to limit global warming.

We are investing to transform passengers digital experience at Britain’s biggest and busiest stations.

HS2 will support the UK’s transition to a net zero carbon economy.June 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to pass laws to end its contribution to global climate change by 2050.

The Transport for Wales rail service is to be brought under Welsh Government control from next February. Ministers have confirmed the takeover from KeolisAmey, with day-to-day services to be run by a publicly-owned company.

HS2’s brand new track and fast intercity services free space on the existing railway network for more freight by rail. Taking lorries off the roads and reducing carbon emissions.

HS2 archaeologists uncover medieval graffiti and “witching” marks Questions are raised as to whether they were there to ward off evil spirits or used as sun dials HS2 to host webinars as part of the Festival of Archaeology

As part of its ambition to build the most sustainable high speed railway in the world, HS2 contractors in London have begun using a new low carbon concrete product which provides a reduction of 42% in CO2 in comparison to a standard concrete.

HS2, Britain’s new high speed railway, has today (Wednesday 14 October) announced that 412 new apprenticeship opportunities have been created on the landmark project.