I've noticed Tony Miles (Modern Railways) has posted on a couple of posts on wnxx about DfT currently talking to Network Rail about revised electrification completion dates and it seems the 'paused' schemes will be given new completion dates which will be announced in the autumn.
However, it now looks like North West electrification will also get revised completion dates and the remaining work will be done by a new contractor:
http://www.railtechnologymagazine.c...eatty-dropped-from-north-west-electrification
However, it now looks like North West electrification will also get revised completion dates and the remaining work will be done by a new contractor:
Rail Technology Magazine said:Balfour Beatty and Network Rail have agreed that the company will not continue its work on the North West Electrification project, as part of a proposed alliance.
In Balfour Beattys half-yearly results announced yesterday, it said: In the first half [of 2015], phase 2 of the North West electrification project reached practical completion. However following a review of future schemes in the North West, it was concluded that the proposed alliance was unlikely to meet its stated objectives of delivering the scope of the work on time and to budget. In July, it was agreed with Network Rail that Balfour Beatty would not continue with the alliance framework for phases 3-7.
It originally won the phase 2 (Liverpool to Newton-le-Willows) contract in October 2012, having previously worked on phase 1 (Newton-le-Willows to Castlefield Junction).
According to previous reports, phase 3 is Preston to Blackpool North, phase 4 is Manchester to Preston, phase 5 is Manchester Victoria to Stalybridge and Ashburys West Junction to Philips Park West Junction / Baguley Fold Junction, as well as Guide Bridge to Stalybridge, and phase 6 is assumed to be Wigan to Bolton. These phasings were announced before the pause of TransPennine electrification as RTM reported earlier this week, all of Network Rails electrification programmes, including in the north west, are under review.
http://www.railtechnologymagazine.c...eatty-dropped-from-north-west-electrification