Network Rail awarded a contract worth £80m ($111.3m) to a joint venture (JV) between VolkerRail and Story Contracting to deliver the Hope Valley upgrade project in March 2021. In addition to upgrades ...

The work is part of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade to improve journeys between Manchester and Sheffield. Totalling 850m (2,789ft) in length, the track forms part of a new passing loop between ...