• East Coast main line
    power supply upgrade

    A project to improve power supply on the East Coast Main Line to allow the use of faster, quieter, more environmentally friendly electric trains as diesel trains are phased out.

  • East Coast main line
    power supply upgrade

    A project to improve power supply on the
    East Coast Main Line to allow the use of
    faster, quieter, more environmentally friendly
    electric trains as diesel trains are phased out.

Project Scope

The £237 million, four year project is being undertaken by the Rail Electrification Alliance (REAL).
  • Construction of new feeder stations
  • Renewal of overhead line equipment (OLE) structures
  • Installation of new and refurbishment of existing line side cable containment
  • Installation of new power cables and fibre cable over 246km of the ECML between Wood Green in London and Doncaster

The REAL alliance

The REAL is made up of Network Rail, VolkerRail,
J Murphy & Sons, and Siemens Plc.

£0.5 MILLION
ENERGY SAVINGS

over the course of the project thanks to new Static FrequencyConverter technology

CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCED BY 154 TONNES PER DAY

The equivalent of planting 2,300 trees daily. Achieved by retiring the diesel fleet to trains.

MSD Scope

Completion of all route works and cabling between London and Doncaster, including the installation of a new 4 way and 2 way GRP elevated route to house the new HV and ATF Cables.

MSD have also been awarded the works to complete all of the under track crossings on the project.

Client: J Murphy and Sons.

MSD Construction (UK) Ltd
Manvers House
Pioneer Close
Wath upon Dearne
Rotherham
S63 7JZ

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