Target to slash costs by third on £1.2bn Midlands rail upgrade

Network Rail has set fresh challenging targets to slash electrification costs on the next phase of the Midland Main Line upgrade project.
The rail infrastructure company has just started the hunt for four key partner contractors to deliver the next £1.2bn upgrade from Wigston and Nottingham out to Sheffield.
A key objective is to use its SPEED principles and incentives to drive down the spend per single track kilometre on the electrification project.Using these, the recently commissioned L