Bidding starts for £1.4bn Midlands Rail Hub Alliance

Network Rail has started the bidding for its latest major alliance deal to upgrade a series of rail lines and stations around Birmingham and nearby towns and cities.
It is now on the hunt for partners to deliver the £1.4bn Midlands Rail Hub programme of major works across the West, Central and East Midlands.
To deliver the programme it aims to create an Alliance set to run for eight years, first concentrating on works around Birmingham Moor Street.Acting as client, Network Rail is seeking