BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded Amey a five-year contract for electrification work on the Great Western Main Line (GWML).

BRITISH Infrastructure manager Network Rail has unveiled the new western concourse at King's Cross station in London, the terminus of the East Coast Main Line, and a major hub for transport during this summer's Olympic Games.

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has announced framework agreements worth approximately £1.5bn for railway signalling projects over the next seven years.

NETWORK Rail has awarded three contracts worth £55m as part of the so-called £1bn Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP). Morgan Sindall will rebuild Edinburgh's Haymarket station under a £25m scheme to improve accessibility, link it to the city's new light rail line, and create a rail, bus and taxi transport hub.

BRITAIN's chancellor, Mr George Osborne, has announced that more than £1.4bn will be invested in rail projects in an attempt to stimulate the country's ailing economy. The main benefits will be electrification of the Manchester - Leeds mainline, government support to reopen the Oxford - Bletchley line, permission for Southern to acquire 130 emu cars to increase capacity on its network south of London, and limiting train fare increases to 1% above the rate of inflation.