📋 Tender Overview
Network Rail Has Delivered Ps7M Worth Of Rail Improvements In North Lanarkshire, Strengthening One Of The Most Critical Freight Corridors In Scotland. Mossend Is A Vital Hub For Moving Goods Across The Country. ItS Home To Three Major Freight Depots And Last Year Handled More Than 80% Of The CountryS Rail Freight, Making It A Key Part Of The National Supply Chain. During A Planned Nine-Day Closure Over The Festive Period, Multiple Upgrades Were Delivered Aimed At Improving Reliability And Performance For Freight As Well As Passenger Services. Key Improvements: Gerry Mcquade, Capital Delivery Director At Network Rail, Said: Every Freight Train Can Replace Up To 120 Lorry Journeys, Making Rail A Cleaner, Greener Way To Move Goods. That Means Fewer Emissions, Less Congestion On Our Roads, And Support For ScotlandS Economy. Across ScotlandS Railway, WeRe Investing Heavily In Infrastructure To Make Rail The First Choice For Freight As Well As Passengers. This Upgrade At Mossend Strengthens A Key Section Of The Network That Underpins The CountryS Freight Operations. Completing The Work During The Festive Period Allowed Us To Deliver Complex Improvements Safely While Minimising Disruption. WeD Like To Thank Passengers And Customers For Their Patience While We Carried Out This Essential Project. In Addition To The Ps7M Infrastructure Upgrade, Network Rail Invested Ps250,000 From Its Targeted Performance Fund To Boost Efficiency At Mossend. Trains Can Now Enter And Depart The Freight Depots At 15Mph (Three Times Faster Than Before) Allowing Them To Clear The Area More Quickly And Improve Overall Performance On This Key Section Of The Network. The Rail Line Reopened As Planned On Saturday 3 January After A Nine-Day Closure. The Project Was Delivered In Collaboration With Freight Operators Including Db Cargo, Gb Railfreight, Freightliner, Colas Rail, And Direct Rail Services. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Network Rail Press Office - Natasha Richardson Senior Media Relations Manager Network Rail 07701274676 Natasha.Richardson@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
