📋 Tender Overview
The Railway Between Newport And Cardiff Reopened On Monday 23 March Following A Week Of Vital Track Renewals To Support More Dependable Journeys On The South Wales Main Line. More Than 150 Engineers And Specialist Teams From Network Rail, Alongside Contractors Colas Rail Uk And Aecom, Worked Around The Clock Between 16 And 23 March To Deliver A Major Programme Of Track Upgrades On One Of South Wales Busiest Railway Routes. The Improvements Will Help Reduce The Risk Of Track-Related Faults, Meaning Passengers Can Benefit From More Reliable Journeys And Fewer Delays. To Carry Out The Most Intensive Work, The Line Was Closed On 21 And 22 March, With Replacement Bus Services Running To Keep Passengers Moving. Rail Services Resumed From The First Service On Monday 23 March. What The Work Involved This Vital Work Forms Part Of Continued Investment To Maintain A Safe, Reliable Railway For Both Passenger And Freight Services Using The Route, While Also Laying The Foundations For Future Service Growth On The South Wales Main Line. Nick Millington, Route Director For Network Rail Wales And Borders, Said, This Has Been A Huge Week Of Work On One Of The Busiest Stretches Of Railway In South Wales. Our Teams Have Worked Around The Clock To Deliver Vital Upgrades That Will Help Keep Trains Running Safely And Reliably For Passengers And Freight, For Many Years To Come. ID Like To Thank The Teams Involved For Delivering This Work Safely And To Schedule, And Our Passengers And Local Communities For Their Patience While We Carried Out This Essential Work. Colin Lea, Planning And Performance Director At Transport For Wales Said, WeRe Pleased To See The Railway Between Newport And Cardiff Reopen Following This Major Programme Of Improvements. These Upgrades Will Help Deliver A More Reliable Service For Our Customers, And WeD Like To Thank Passengers For Their Understanding During The Disruption. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Kathy Peart Media Relations Manager Network Rail Kathy.Peart@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
