Balfour Beatty to overhaul Danish rail signals

Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has won a £90m contract to upgrade much much of Denmark's rail signalling system.

The award will see it work with French electronics firm Thales as part of a £335m contract from Denmark's railway operator Banedanmark.

The project covers around 60% of Denmark's railway network and follows a European Union rail network directive, which requires operators to upgrade train protection systems.

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"Banedanmark has opted to replace its existing signalling system with a new, technologically advanced system aimed at improving efficiency, safety and punctuality," Balfour Beatty said in a statement.

"This award represents further evidence of both the geographic reach and technical capability of the teams in our Rail and Professional Services divisions, the combined skills of which were critical in securing this award."