RAILSCOT | Balfour Beatty completes electrification of Bristol-Cardiff rail route [Railway Technology]

Balfour Beatty completes electrification of Bristol-Cardiff rail route [Railway Technology]

Date: 13/01/2020

Balfour Beatty has completed the work to electrify the 77km Bristol-Cardiff rail line on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line.

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Balfour Beatty has completed the work to electrify the 77km Bristol-Cardiff rail line on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line.

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Balfour Beatty completes electrification of Bristol-Cardiff rail route [Railway Technology]

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