UK: Network Rail has awarded the SB Rail joint venture of Swietelsky and Babcock International Group a seven-year contract to supply, operate and maintain tamping, dynamic track stabilising and ballast distribution and profiling machines for its London North Eastern, London North Western and Scotland routes. The deal is worth in excess of £130m.
Announcing the contract on April 18, SB Rail said it had ‘continued to make significant investments in the latest equipment and technology’, and would introduce a further four tamping and dynamic track stabilising machines during the contract period.
