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Network Rail has put contractors on notice for a £50M contract for the renewal of overhead line equipment (OLE) between Fenchurch Street and Pitsea.
Rail contractors alerted to £50M overhead line renewal opportunity
Tag Archives: rail electrification
First electric overhead wires installed on multi-billion Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade
Network Rail has installed the first overhead electric wires on the multi-billion Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade.
Work to electrify Fife Circle railway line underway
A £55M project to electrify a section of the Fife Circle line in Scotland is underway, with piling work being carried out.
Levelling up white paper: 8 points for civil engineers
The UK government has finally published its levelling up white paper, a 330 page document expanding on the Conservatives’ election promise to “level up” the country.
Shadow transport minister slams government over rail electrification failures
Electrification of the UK’s rail network should have been a priority over the last decade and failure of the Conservative government to do so was described as a “massive error” by shadow transport minister Tan Dhesi.
Net Zero Strategy | Lack of detail on railway electrification plan causes concern
Concerns have been raised by senior railway industry figures over the lack of attention given to rail electrification in the government’s Net Zero Strategy.