TRACK TECHNOLOGY
Adam Hewitt gives an update on the latest in a series of capacity improvements for the East Coast Main Line. N
etwork Rail has awarded Morgan Sindall a £20m contract as part of the North
Doncaster Chord project, which will remove a freight bottleneck from the East Coast Main Line (ECML).
The work will be carried out by a new alliance of Network Rail, Morgan Sindall and URS.
The £45m fl yover at Shaftholme will take slow freight trains from the Humber ports up and over the ECML, rather than across and along it, freeing up capacity and improving reliability.
The Government granted permission for the project to go ahead on October 16.
The 3.2km twin-track chord works will include the construction of a six-span viaduct over the ECML, two approach embankments and associated track and signalling connections. An existing level crossing will also be replaced with a highway bridge.
Network Rail says: “Freight trains travelling between Humber ports and the Aire Valley
power stations have to run on the ECML for up to 14 miles. By separating freight and passenger trains we will increase capacity and improve the reliability of services.”
Jag Paddam, managing director of Infrastructure at Morgan Sindall, says: “We are delighted to have secured this prestigious contract with Network Rail and look forward to working with them and all other stakeholders
complex structures and overhead line and rail electrifi cation works. Our highly sustainable solution will minimise the use of primary aggregates and maximise the import of construction materials by rail.”
The North Doncaster Chord is part of the wider set of CP4 ECML upgrade works, costing around £600m, such as the Hitchin Flyover (see RTM August/September 2012), platform 0 at King’s Cross (see RTM April/May 2010), and the GNGE route upgrade (see RTM Feb/March 2012).
Phil Verster, route managing director at Network Rail, said: “The Government’s decision to grant permission for the North Doncaster Chord is a signifi cant step forward in improving capacity and reliability on the busy East Coast Main Line.”
The project underwent 12 months of
involved with the project to demonstrate the value of alliance working. This contract builds upon our extensive experience in the rail sector which has seen us successfully deliver a comprehensive range of station improvements,
consultation before being submitted to the IPC on 22 June 2011.
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www.networkrail.co.uk/northdoncaster FOR MORE INFORMATION
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