The High Court has ruled that HS2 did not incorrectly procure the £1.3bn Old Oak Common station contract.
Losing bidder Bechtel had challenged the megaproject’s award of the contract to a Balfour Beatty / Vinci / Systra (BBVS) joint venture on the basis that its bid was abnormally low.
Bechtel had scored higher in the technical assessment for the job, and one assessor had initially expressed “major concerns” over “overall resource level” on BBVS’s bid. But ultimately, BBVS achieved a higher score in the overall assessment process.
Judge Mr Justice Fraser today dismissed Bechtel’s claims against HS2 over the procurement.
THE North York Moors Railway (NYMR) is to receive almost £300,000 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The £296,000 grant will help fund the restoration of key bridges on the heritage railway’s route across the moors from Pickering to Whitby. The heritage line has been confirmed as one of the recipients of a Capitak Kickstart Award from the government s Culture Recovery Fund grants and the money will go towards its ongoing Yorkshire s Magnificent Journey project, which has suffered from lockdown-related delays. Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake, said news of the grant was fantastic news. This comes on top of news that efforts by the MP to help NYMR secure redundant equipment arising from the decommissioning of the Heathrow Express, Old Oak Common depot facility have been successful. This includes lifting jacks, maintenance tools and equipment which will be used to maintain a fleet of 40 plus 1930’s and 1950’s carriages which are being stored in a
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Last year marked the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company’s Type 3, better known as the Class 33, or simply the ‘Crompton’. Mark Nicholls recounts the type’s history.
In British Railways’ 1955 Modernisation Plan there was little interest for a Type 3 power category, covering locos in the 1,500-2,000hp range, but that was soon found to be a mistake.
The Type 3 was actually one of the most flexible of all, able to provide a loco capable of varied mixed traffic use for light and medium freight and passenger work. It also had the ability to haul heavy loads at low to moderate speed. Furthermore, it offered the power of a Type 5 if used in multiple.