https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/uk/ Weekly change record for United Kingdom: new tenders, sanctions and awards on the public procurement record. en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-6f19a54cf051 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail tenders its rail haulage requirement, valued at £949.9m. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-e249d1ee228b Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transpennine Trains awards Alstom the Class 397 train services agreement, by voluntary transparency notice. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-d919a9301be7 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT c2c tenders the replacement of platforms 1 and 2 at Basildon station at £20.0m. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-087599385df6 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail awards a £70.0m overhead line steelworks contract to a group including Adey Steel and European Active Projects. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-3e82075a2746 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail awards its Non Rail Plant Framework to Land Recovery Rail, Pod Trak and Wrights of Crockey Hill. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-9f9e2f1b259f Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT High Speed Two publishes a planning update for its Partnering Programme. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/translink-ni/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-6b3155fbbcd9 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Translink awards Plasser UK the ballast regulator with a brush box and dust-suppression system. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-14f7bb2df7e5 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transpennine Trains' voluntary transparency notice for the Class 397 train services agreement values the award to Alstom at £34.2m. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/dft/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-d7d37f160c48 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Transport commits to level boarding on new trains. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/dft/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-b905cf86b9f3 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Transport publishes its light rail and tram statistics for England for the year ending March 2026. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/dft/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-b983bbdda019 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Transport publishes its Journey to Great British Railways policy publication timetable. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/orr/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-c2438905178b Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Office of Rail and Road announces lower investment fees for third parties and investors. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/orr/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-f14b9481dc71 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Office of Rail and Road reports Network Rail finances under pressure as inflation outpaces efficiency savings. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/orr/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-d4bb5b006f3f Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Office of Rail and Road appoints Paul Smith as chief executive. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/orr/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-eec767a3fbcb Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Office of Rail and Road publishes a review of the open access rail market. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-ae44f3e3b1e1 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transport for Wales details a multi-million-pound investment to improve reliability on the North Wales Coast railway. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/chiltern-rail-ltd/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-uk-9d928a3a4866 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Great British Railways programme continues drawing operators into public ownership one at a time. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/dft/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-uk-06ec3794d3a3 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Transport publishes its Railways Bill, part of the transition to Great British Railways. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-uk-6cd4e2819b2e Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transport for Wales launches a consultation on improvements to Carmarthen railway station. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-3d134cb35ae5 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail awards a contract to Machines With Vision Ltd. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/scotrail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-c88455379c77 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT ScotRail awards a framework contract for glass replacement on its Class 170, 334 and 380 trains to Assenta Ltd. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-bfca24d0aed9 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT West Midlands Trains tenders £36.6m for GRIP 5–8 delivery works at Coventry South, Northampton CET and Tyseley Fuel Road 12. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-881f22c7ce28 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail opens a planning notice for rail-based ultrasonic testing capability. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-931049fa2595 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The UK government sets out plans for new British-built trains as part of a drive to reindustrialise Britain's rail manufacturing base. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-6ac5369b86c1 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transport for Wales installs new Help Points at 48 railway stations across Wales, a £1 million investment in passenger information and support. United Kingdom