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Projects
The Great Western Electrification Program is part of the biggest investment in the Great Western mainline since Brunel built it more than 150 years ago. Electrifying Britain’s oldest and busiest railway will make it greener, quieter and more reliable for people, as well as increasing capacity with five new fleets of trains.
Bechtel is part of an integrated management team with Network Rail, the organization responsible for the UK’s rail network. The work that the team is delivering includes:
Tackling a Challenge
It’s a huge challenge to transform the performance of our railway while still providing a great service to the four-and-a-half million people that use it every day.”
CEO, Network Rail
The project covered 247 miles of electrification—nearly as far as London to Paris (288 miles) and about the same as the whole London Underground network (250 miles).
The project team used 21,000 tons of steel—equivalent to two Eiffel Towers.
The project covers 609 total equivalent miles complete with 17 tunnels, 179 bridges, and 33 affected stations.
In total, the project consisted of over 53,000 electrification components in total.
The Great Western route links a number of important towns and cities – from London to Oxford, Bristol, Exeter and Swansea.
The route includes three of the five most overcrowded services in the UK, operating at around 160 percent of capacity. Network Rail forecasts major growth, particularly around London Paddington and Bristol, where passenger numbers are predicted to increase by 51 percent and 41 percent respectively, in 10 years. Demand for freight is also predicted to rise by 20 percent nationally.
Completing engineering work safely, on time, without causing unnecessary delays to the travelling public are our priorities. In fact, all of our 52 rail commissions have been handed back on time with no impact on passenger or freight services.
In winter 2015, the biggest ever single program of Network Rail works was successfully delivered, with all the railways handed back to train operating companies on time.
London, U.K.
2023
Bechtel delivered a 100-kilometer railway, London’s first full underground line in 30 years, making the city more accessible to 1.5 million passengers.
London - Scotland, U.K.
2009
The UK Government and Network Rail asked Bechtel to restructure the historic West Coast Main Line, originally built in the 1880s, extending from London to Scotland.
London, U.K.
2017
Transport for London partnered with Bechtel to modernize the Vauxhall Underground Station to support economic growth, employment opportunities, and housing development.
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