Engineers

Aftermath of a gas explosion in Bournemouth

Watch aftermath footage as huge gas explosion rocks Bournemouth homes

A Family's £900k home now "worthless" after being flooded with raw sewage twice

Family's £900k home now "worthless" after being flooded with sewage

The Guardian reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has had the electricity network in his constituency upgraded so he could heat his private swimming pool.

Electricity network upgraded ‘so Rishi Sunak could heat private pool’

Pic: John Devlin

Urgent track repairs hit weekend train services between Edinburgh and Fife

Trains between Dundee and Aberdeen have been cancelled after a gas leak was detected near the tracks in Carnoustie.

Trains cancelled after gas leak closes railway line

A snow plough clears the A939 after heavy snowfall in the Highlands.

West Coast Main Line to remain closed until Friday

Broken poles in Semblister, Shetland. Picture: SSEN Distribution/PA Wire

Engineers warn some in Shetland could be without power into weekend

Catch-pits are designed to prevent tonnes of debris reaching the road. Picture: BEAR Scotland

Landslip threat leads to fresh closure of the Rest and Be Thankful

Mark Stead (left) and Brian Kerse (right) in new test facility.

World first for Edinburgh engineers in radar test breakthrough

999 call operators strike today - how emergency calls will be affected

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on August 28, 2022

Artemis 1 launched called off after engine problem

Nasa will launch its new moon rocket later today, marking the next chapter in putting humans back on the moon. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images

When will Artemis 1 moon mission launch after flight cancelled?

First News: Unbeelievable art!

Network Rail said two sets of points would have to be replaced before the line could be reopened. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

ScotRail: Major disruption after train derailment could continue until Tuesday

MV Caledonian Isles awaiting repair in Troon on Thursday. Picture: John Devlin

Stricken Arran ferry Caledonian Isles out of service for another ten days

Miysis DIRCM system 'dazzles' guidance systems on heat-seeking missiles

Edinburgh firm wins Queen's Award for tech to 'dazzle' heat-seeking missiles

An issue on the line at Port Glasgow is causing disruption

Travel chaos as line blocked due to fault at Port Glasgow

You need a head for height to work on projects like the Union Chain Bridge reconstruction.

The Union Chain bridge linking Scotland and England in final rebuilding stage

The trees caught fire when making contact with the power lines.

West Coast Mainline railway closed as falling trees start fire

The hardy Braemar MRT volunteers headed out in dreadful conditions to aid a stricken walker.
Pic: Braemar MRT

Storm Barra leaves thousands of Scots without power

Trees brought down by Storm Arwen in Hopeman, Moray (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Storm Arwen power cuts are unacceptably long in Internet Age – Scotsman says

How dry ice could be used to tackle train delays this autumn

Ticket offices in Fife are among those thought to be under potential threat

ScotRail ticket offices under threat to help fund staff pay increase

The Queensferry Crossing has been closed to traffic three times since its opening in 2017, due to a risk of ice falling from the cables and towers.

Speed limit to be imposed on Queensferry Crossing

There are currently no trains able to pass through Haymarket as a result of the issue (Photo: John Devlin).

No trains able to pass through Edinburgh station due to fault

ScotRail engineers are inspecting a bridge in Burntisland after it was hit by a lorry. Picture: John Devlin.

Train services disrupted after lorry strikes railway bridge

AI means business direction is forward, not back - Michelle Hawkins

Openreach engineers are pictured at work on the Forth Road Bridge

Unique engineering challenge on Forth Road Bridge

The £7.5m project will see the north span of the iconic bridge refurbished and repainted.

£7.5m renovation of North Queensferry approach to the Forth Bridge gets underway

More than 5,000 Openreach engineers typically attend courses at its Livingston training centre every year.

Broadband engineers log on to keep Scotland connected

'Morale lowe' - Hazel Nolan, GMB union

Union calls on British Gas to remove 'fire and rehire' threat

A demonstration of what the probe would look like as it approaches Mars (Picture: MBRSC)

UAE Mars Mission to launch Hope probe into Mars orbit will be completed today

An 80ft section of the bridge parapet collapsed on January 15. Picture: Network Rail

Rail bridge parapet collapse ‘may have been caused by weight of extra ballast’

The Ceneri Base tunnel in Switzerland, which opened in September, is of a similar length to the Forth tunnel proposed by the Scottish Greens. (Picture: AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd)

Think a Forth tunnel is ridiculous? They built one in the 1960s – Susan Morrison

The houses at Ferniehill Terrace started to collapse in November 2000.

The story of 'Tumbledown Terrace': The Edinburgh street that collapsed

A Dutch metro train was saved from disaster on Sunday night after it smashed through a safety barrier but was prevented from plummeting into water by a sculpture of a whale tail. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP)

Whale sculpture catches crashed Dutch metro train before 30ft drop

Pictured: Mark Stead, SVR Radar and Advanced Targeting at Leonardo’s Edinburgh site where cutting edge radar technology is being produced.

Edinburgh engineers develop groundbreaking technology for UK armed forces

A Flybe craftcrshed after having the wheel wedges removed.

Plane crashed into other plane after wheel wedges were removed

Engineers have been working around-the-clock to repair the line which was partially washed away near Polmont when the Union Canal burst its banks on Wednesday, August 12.

Flood-damaged Edinburgh to Glasgow railway line set to reopen

The flood-damaged track at Polmont. Picture: Network Rail.

Edinburgh-Glasgow line faces two month closure

Hazel Laughton, from Chapelton in South Lanarkshire said the electricity outage was caused by “Ron”, a four-year old Limousin bull on her farm. (Credit: Hazel Laughton)

700-home power cut caused by bull with ‘itchy bum’ that broke transformer box

The Army in Glasgow at the SECC on Saturday. Picture: John Devlin

Confirmation of 'new hospital facility' at Glasgow's SECC

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds a COVID-19 press briefing in St Andrew's House, Edinburgh.

Nicola Sturgeon: There are now 95 Scots in intensive care due to coronavirus

Royal Mint make visors for frontline NHS staff

Royal Mint make visors for NHS

The HydroTrailer in Malawi

Scots firm Proterra Energy's pioneering generator is bringing power and clean wa...

ScotRail’s Edinburgh-Glasgow line remains closed after landslip

Storm Frank: West coast main line facing weeks of disruption

Engineers set for Sheriffhall flyover survey

Forth Replacement Crossing foundations laid

Network Rail: Extra £50 million needed to stop Scotland’s rail network crumbling

Traffic boost as bridge work left in suspense

10,000 jobs bonanza in subsea sector - but North Sea firms struggle to find staf...

Cancer cure hope as new injection method targets tumours at source

Train driver tells of rocks on line before crash

The road ahead – without potholes

Album review: Engineers - Three Fact Fader

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AirBnB locks outside a block of flats in Edinburgh in 2019.

Ministers must 'return to drawing board' on short-term lets policy

Peter Murrell

SNP hunt for new £95k-a-year chief executive after Peter Murrell's resignation

The RMT includes station staff and train conductors. Picture: John Devlin

Members of ScotRail’s largest union RMT accept 5 per cent pay deal