Three multi-billion pound contracts have been awarded to help enhance railroads in the South East of England.

Network Rail selected J Murphy & Sons to deliver the work in Anglia, with BAM Nuttall and Geoffrey Osborne appointed to complete projects in the South East and Wessex respectively.

Worth up £7bn for Control Period 6 (2019-2024), the contracts will involve delivering projects of varying value, including stations, buildings and civils, electrifications, power, signalling, telecommunications and track.

The CP6 framework is initially in place for a five-year period but has the option of three one-year extensions if required.

Cameron Burns, Commercial Director Southern region, said: "Over the last few years we have made a shift towards working more collaboratively and closer to fewer key contractors, which has allowed us to deliver major improvements for passengers successfully and safely. Given that we are delivering in some of Britain's busiest stations and on some of the most used routes into the capital, our ability to upgrade the railway with minimal impact on passengers is increasingly important. We want to build on this success for CP6 and the relationships we have with our suppliers, and we look forward to working with them all going forward."

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John Murphy, CEO of J Murphy and Sons, commented: "We are excited to be part of Network Rail's strategic partnership to deliver CP6. This award continues our long partnership with them in renewing and enhancing infrastructure throughout the UK and will give us the chance to work together and drive innovation and improvements. It was a real team effort across Murphy, and the framework will leverage our engineering and rail capabilities across our whole business. We are looking forward to getting started and delivering safely and efficiently to benefit rail passengers across the Anglia route."

Huw Jones, BAM's Rail Director, added: "We're proud of the contribution we've made and are excited to be continuing our collaboration with Network Rail, and our supply chain, for the safe delivery of exceptional rail infrastructure. This confirmation of our continued involvement allows us to invest with confidence in developing skills, our innovation pipeline and technology. We look forward to playing our part, demonstrating BAM's commitment to creating sustainable solutions that enhance lives – including rail passengers and the communities where we work."

(CM/MH)