Arcadis and Tetra Tech appointed to £519M Irish Rail framework

Arcadis and Tetra Tech have been appointed to a five-year Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) framework for rail infrastructure projects, which has an estimated value of up to £519M (€600M). The post Arcadis and Tetra Tech appointed to £519M Irish Rail framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

£7.1m rail upgrade planned between Newcastle and Scotland

Network Rail is to deliver a £7.1m package of rail infrastructure improvements between Newcastle and Scotland over three weekends. The post £7.1m rail upgrade planned between Newcastle and Scotland appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Strabag buys Romanian firm to target European rail infrastructure

Austria’s Strabag has announced plans to acquire all shares of Romanian rail company Bawi Construction for an undisclosed sum to strengthen its position in the European rail infrastructure market. Strabag… The post Strabag buys Romanian firm to target European rail infrastructure appeared first on Global Construction Review.

GBR-Price to expand with Barclays support

Rail infrastructure specialist GBR-Price Group has secured funding from Barclays to purchase new premises and support the growth of its operations.

Electrification of Wales’ Core Valley Lines complete

Transport for Wales (TfW) has completed the full electrification of the Core Valley lines, at the heart of the South Wales Metro, delivering what it calls “one of Wales’ most ambitious rail infrastructure transport projects”. The post Electrification of Wales’ Core Valley Lines complete appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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