Carillion wins £111m Network Rail contracts

Carillion has won two contracts with Network Rail worth a total of £111m in Scotland and the South-east.

The firm will build the Airdrie-Bathgate rail link, including a set of new stations and structures, and all earthworks and groundworks. The contract, which will last 18 months, is worth £80m.

It will also carry out enablement works on the Great Eastern Line, rewiring the route from Liverpool Street in London to Chelmsford in Essex. This contract is worth £31m.

Carillion chief executive John McDonough said: “These latest contracts follow a number of other recent successes in the rail infrastructure market, including a £90m contract for the North London Line, an £80m contract for maintenance of the East London Line and our appointment as one of seven framework contractors to deliver an additional £800m of investment in track enhancements.”