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Balfour Beatty awarded south-east London Crossrail contract

18 Oct 10 Balfour Beatty Rail has been awarded a major Crossrail design contract by Network Rail.

Balfour Beatty Rail has been awarded a major Crossrail design contract by Network Rail.

The contract covers the design phase for works on the two-mile stretch from Plumstead to Abbey Wood in south east London, including the design for the new Abbey Wood station, which is the terminus station on the south east section of the Crossrail route.

The station work will provide two new Crossrail platforms and improved access. In addition, a four-track railway will be created requiring Network Rail to improve five bridges and build two new overhead electrified railway lines between Plumstead portal (where the central tunnel section emerges) and Abbey Wood.

Robbie Burns, programme director, Network Rail, said: “This work will deliver design work which will support the capacity requirements to carry 12 Crossrail trains per hour from the central tunnel section to Abbey Wood.”

Peter Anderson, Balfour Beatty Rail managing director, said: “Our integrated team will be led by Balfour Beatty Rail and supported by skills from across the Balfour Beatty Group including Parsons Brinckerhoff, Mansell, Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering and Balfour Beatty Engineering Services.”

Network Rail is responsible for the design, development and delivery of the parts of Crossrail that are on the existing network, covering 70km of track and 28 stations from Maidenhead in the west to Abbey Wood and Shenfield in the east.

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