Contract News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Carlisle Support Services has been awarded a contract to deliver a major station refresh project across the London Overground network, which is operated by Arriva Rail London, on Transport for London’s behalf. This extensive programme of works will see...

Alstom has signed a Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) with Great Western Railway (GWR) to assist the introduction of 26 Class 175 trains into service across the South West England. Under the eight-year agreement, valued at approximately £75...

Hitachi Rail and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) have signed a new 15-year Technology Partner Framework Agreement, which will underpin the next generation of technology modernisation on the South Yorkshire Supertram network. The agreement establishes Hitachi Rail as SYMCA’s...

Yellow Rail, a leading provider of specialist rail engineering services and part of the Buckland Rail group, has announced the award of a significant contract with London Trams to deliver a full turnkey solution for the overhaul of SVT...