Network Rail

Network Rail has extended its contract with British Steel for two years, worth £100 million annually, for the supply of approximately 200,000 tonnes of long steel rail for maintenance and renewals. The contract runs from March 2019 to March 2021.

VolkerRail has secured a seven-year national on-track tamping contract from Network Rail worth almost £100 million, covering the supply of tamping machines, ballast regulators, operators, and engineering services.

SB Rail, a joint venture between Swietelsky and Babcock, was awarded a seven-year contract by Network Rail valued at over £130 million for the supply, operation and maintenance of on-track machines on three routes.

Henry Williams Limited won a contract to supply over 800 electrically-insulated rail switchgear and power annexes to London North Western, valued at circa £1 million, with a wider national framework for up to four years.

Network Rail awarded Siemens Rail Automation a multi-million pound contract to supply, install, and support ETCS in-cab signalling equipment on 745 freight locomotives across Great Britain. The 10-year contract includes a further 10-year support period.

ABB won a $20 million contract from Network Rail to provide a Static Frequency Converter solution for the East Coast Mainline near Doncaster, UK, to power new Hitachi InterCity Express Trains.

Network Rail has ordered seven Stoneblower track geometry machines from Harsco Rail. Delivery will start in late 2019 and take two years to complete, replacing units in use for over 20 years.

Harsco Rail won a contract from Network Rail to supply seven Stoneblower track maintenance machines, including a long-term spare parts and software support agreement, with delivery scheduled over two years from late 2019.