AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by Network Rail as the delivery partner for the Wales & Western region, positioning the company to support the management and delivery of rail infrastructure across a strategically significant network connecting major cities, airports and freight corridors. Under the Wales & Western Control Period 7 delivery support services framework (Lot 1) […]
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Network Rail names AtkinsRéalis as delivery partner for Wales & Western region
AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by Network Rail as the delivery partner for the Wales & Western region, positioning the company to support the management and delivery of rail infrastructure across a strategically significant network connecting major cities, airports and freight corridors. Under the Wales & Western Control Period 7 delivery support services framework (Lot 1) […]
Landmark deal for new Belfast–Dublin Enterprise fleet signed by Ministers
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, together with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris, and a senior representative from the UK Government, were in Belfast Grand Central Station yesterday (7th May) to witness the formal signing of a landmark contract with leading Swiss manufacturer Stadler for a new fleet of eight […]
Contracts signed to reopen Portishead Line
One of the most-anticipated rail projects in the south west took a major step forward this morning, as contracts worth £200 million were signed at Bristol Temple Meads to deliver two brand new stations and reinstate the Portishead railway line closed to passengers since 1964. Three contracts have been awarded to deliver the project. Morgan […]
GB Railfreight and Maritime Transport agree new multi-year rail freight contract
GB Railfreight and Maritime Transport have agreed a new multi-year contract to transport freight across the UK, strengthening a long-standing partnership at the heart of the UK’s supply chains. Under the agreement, goods will be moved from key deep-sea ports including DP World London Gateway, the Port of Felixstowe, and the Port of Tilbury to […]
NRL wins eight-year hand grinding contract for Network Rail
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 […]
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 […]