📋 Tender Overview
Passengers Travelling On The West Coast Main Line This Easter Have Been Urged To Check Before They Travel As A Huge Programme Of Improvement Work Continues. From 3-20 April The Latest Stage Of Ps400M Upgrades Across EuropeS Busiest Mixed-Use Railway Will Be Completed. These Improvements Will Create A More Reliable And Resilient Railway For Passengers. Projects Set To Be Completed Span A Huge Area From Euston In The South To Preston In The North And Include Massive Signalling And Overhead Line Upgrades Which Will Ensure Smoother, More Reliable Journeys For Passengers. The Programme Of Work Includes: This Work Will Mean Some Changes To Journeys For Passengers Between Scotland And London Via Cumbria, Manchester And The West Midlands. Passengers Should Be Aware Of The Following Changes To Journeys: While These Changes Are In Place, The Picturesque Settle-Carlisle Line Will Once Again Be Opened To Passengers From 11-20 April. The West Coast Main Line - The Railway That Connects London, The Midlands, The North West And Scotland - Is Undergoing Its Biggest Overhaul In More Than 50 Years, With Ps400M Of Work Set To Take Place In The Coming Years. The Line Carries Almost 2,000 Passenger Trains And 15,000 Tonnes Of Goods Every Day, But Much Of Its Infrastructure Is Struggling To Meet Modern Demand. With Passenger Numbers Expected To Double By 2050, This Work Is About Making Sure The Railway Can Keep Pace With The Future. Julien Dehornoy, North West & Central Deputy Regional Managing Director At Network Rail, Said: The West Coast Main Line Is One Of BritainS Most Important Railway Lines. WeRe Investing In It Over This Easter Period To Ensure A More Reliable, Resilient Railway That Communities And Businesses Can Depend On For Decades To Come. Passengers Should Be Aware That This Work Will Mean Some Changes To Journeys And Should Plan Their Trips Ahead Of Time. To Plan Rail Journeys In Advance Please Use Www.Nationalrail.Co.Uk For The Latest Travel Information. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Network Rail Press Office - North West & Central Region 0330 854 0100 Nwcmediarelations@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
