{"id":82668,"date":"2020-09-18T12:03:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T11:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=82668"},"modified":"2020-09-18T12:03:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T11:03:20","slug":"power-supply-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/power-supply-contract\/82668\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail alliance lands \u00a3216m power upgrade deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The East Coast Mainline (ECML) power supply upgrade is to power forward into its second phase, bolstered by a \u00a3216.2m contract award for the Rail Electrification Alliance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82669\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-82669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Power-Supply-upgrade-Phase-1-and-2-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Power-Supply-upgrade-Phase-1-and-2-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Power-Supply-upgrade-Phase-1-and-2-298x420.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Power-Supply-upgrade-Phase-1-and-2.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Power Supply upgrade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railengineer.co.uk\/ecml-power-supply-upgrade\/#:~:text=Thus%20plans%20for%20the%20ECML,the%20fault%20level%20to%2012kA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ECML Power Supply Upgrade Project<\/a> is part of the \u00a31.2bn East Coast Upgrade programme.<\/p>\n<p>Once complete, the upgrade will deliver improved reliability and punctuality for passengers and will ensure the route has the capacity to deal with future passenger volumes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/ecma-east-coast-main-line\/66018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">power upgrade project<\/a> has been five years in the making and is part of a combined project value of more than \u00a3600m. This new contract will enable the programme to enter its second phase, in turn improving the route from London to Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>The power supply capacity north of Doncaster has presented constraints to accommodating the future uplift in electric services; a direct result of the introduction of the new rolling stock and services. Whilst the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/northern-infrastructure-projects\/80795\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">power infrastructure<\/a> at the southern section of the route was upgraded in the last few years, similar work is now needed at the northern section, which this project will provide.<\/p>\n<p>This enhancement will be funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-transport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department for Transport<\/a> (DfT), in conjunction with and in support of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) and will help deliver future timetable changes.<\/p>\n<p>The existing traction power capability of the ECML will also require enhancements and upgrades.<\/p>\n<h3>The Rail Electrification Alliance<\/h3>\n<p>Comprised of VolkerRail, J Murphy &amp; Sons, Jacobs, Systra, Siemens Mobility and Network Rail, the Rail Electrification Alliance is set to continue to upgrade the power capabilities of the ECML from Doncaster to Edinburgh, as part of its ambitious plans to transform and optimise one of the UK\u2019s most popular passenger lines.<\/p>\n<h3>A vital element of the programme<\/h3>\n<p>Rail Electrification Alliance, project alliance board, said: \u201cThe Power Supply Upgrade of the East Coast Mainline is a significant piece of work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been working together as an Alliance for the past five years and the team delivering the project have gone from strength to strength, continuing not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/construction-outdoor-work\/76469\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">physical works during Covid-19<\/a> but also delivering a contract proposal which will secure the project for the next four years and deliver the power upgrades needed for the full route from London to Edinburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ed Akers, principal programme sponsor for Network Rail, added: \u201cThe power supply upgrade is a vital element of the East Coast Upgrade programme.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will help deliver passenger benefits, enabling more trains to run and ensuring that journeys are reliable for passengers travelling on the route.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The East Coast Mainline (ECML) power supply upgrade is to power forward into its second phase, bolstered by a \u00a3216.2M contract award for the Rail Electrification Alliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[658,276,579,639,928,280],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-82668","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-electrical-contractors","8":"tag-government","9":"tag-infrastructure","10":"tag-procurement","11":"tag-rail-network","12":"tag-transport"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rail alliance lands \u00a3216m power upgrade deal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The East Coast Mainline power supply upgrade is to power forward into its second phase, bolstered by a \u00a3216.2M contract award\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/power-supply-contract\/82668\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rail alliance lands \u00a3216m power upgrade deal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The East Coast Mainline power supply upgrade is to power forward into its second phase, bolstered by a \u00a3216.2M contract award\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/power-supply-contract\/82668\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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