Maintenance specialists NRL have secured a new five-year contract with Network Rail, with extensions allowing it to reach eight years, to deliver its hand grinding services that will see the business reach 30 years of continued service by 2034. Initially commencing work on the contract to assist Network Rail’s S&C grinding fleet in 2004, NRL’s […]
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DB Cargo UK signs new seven-year contract with CAT UK
DB Cargo UK has signed a new seven-year contract with CAT UK to move finished vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover’s manufacturing facility at Halewood in Merseyside to the Port of Southampton. The company’s colleagues in Cheshire, the West Midlands, and Hampshire currently operate around three services a week between the two destinations. However, with Jaguar […]
Amey secures major role in driving Northern Powerhouse Rail progress
Amey has secured a new contract with Network Rail to deliver multi-disciplinary railway consultancy services for the Leeds to Sheffield corridor, as part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. Secured under Network Rail’s Development and Design Partnership Framework (DDPF), the new contract will see Amey provide multi-disciplinary railway consultancy services to support connectivity between Sheffield […]
Arcadis and AtkinsRéalis jointly appointed to lead TRU programme partner
JointlyArcadis and AtkinsRéalis have been jointly appointed by Network Rail to support programme management for the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) through to completion of the multi-billion-pound project. Under the five-year Programme Partner framework, valued at up to £100 million with an option to extend up to eight years, an Arcadis-AtkinsRéalis joint venture will deliver key […]
GB Railfreight signs 10-Year wagon maintenance deal with Wabtec
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a new 10-year agreement with rail technology firm Wabtec, which has extensive expertise in rolling stock maintenance and component services. The partnership will see maintenance of GBRf’s intermodal wagons carried out at the GBRf Peterborough Maintenance Hub. In a first for the UK rail freight sector, Wabtec will introduce its […]
Indra Group wins TfL contract to operate Oyster and Contactless systems
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that Indra Group has been awarded a seven-year contract to operate TfL’s revenue collection systems, including the contactless and Oyster ticketing system. The contract will see Indra handle the operation, maintenance, development, enhancement, and expansion of TfL’s revenue collection system. This system is used by millions of customers across […]
HBC to deliver net-zero Maintenance Delivery Unit for Network Rail in Sheffield
HBC Construction Limited (HBC), formerly known as Henry Boot Construction, has been appointed by Network Rail to deliver a new, fully sustainable Maintenance Delivery Unit (MDU) in Sheffield – it’s second MDU project for the railway infrastructure organisation. The £7.2 million design and build contract was procured through a two-stage tender, replicating and evolving the […]
Alstom’s Crewe Works secures contract to overhaul Class 465 bogies
Alstom has secured a £20 million contract with Eversholt Rail for the overhaul of almost 400 bogies for Southeastern’s Class 465 Networker fleet in the UK. The project covers up to 398 power bogies shared across 97 four-car units, which will undergo a full mileage-based overhaul at Alstom’s Crewe Works over two years. The scope […]
Capel C.S selected in Greater Anglia’s £174 million civils & building works framework
Capel C.S Ltd has announced its appointment to Greater Anglia’s new £174 million Civils and Building Works Framework, joining a select group of 17 other contractors set to deliver essential infrastructure upgrades across the East Anglia rail network. The framework, managed by Transport UK East Anglia, will see works delivered across four core lots: depots […]
Lanes Group wins major rail maintenance contracts for London Underground
The rail division of Lanes Group has won major contracts to provide track vegetation management and fencing repair, plus fencing renewal across the entire London Underground network. Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Lanes Group the two contracts, which run for five years with options for renewal, through a process of competitive tendering. The two […]