Mr. Laurence Leroux reports

ATKINSREALIS APPOINTED TO ALLIANCE DELIVERING ENGLAND'S MIDLANDS RAIL HUB PROGRAM

Atkinsrealis Group Inc. has been appointed by Network Rail, Britain's rail infrastructure owner, to design and develop the Midlands Rail Hub program, which will transform rail connectivity across Birmingham and the West Midlands region.

Atkinsrealis will form part of an alliance with VolkerRail, Laing O'Rourke, Siemens Mobility and Network Rail to design and develop the eight-year program. The Midlands Rail Hub has received 123 million pounds sterling in government funding to progress design and development work, and will reconfigure rail services across Birmingham and the wider region to enable additional train services and new journey options for passengers1.

"Government investment in rail infrastructure is essential to improving connectivity and supporting economic growth," said Ian L. Edwards, president and chief executive officer, Atkinsrealis. "Programs such as the Midlands Rail Hub demonstrate the potential for transformative place-led growth when enhanced transport infrastructure is combined with wider regeneration and development opportunities, creating corridors of growth that improve connectivity for communities and businesses."

"Atkinsrealis brings proven credentials to the Midlands Rail Hub, from major station redesigns including Birmingham New Street to large-scale alliance programs such as East West Rail," said Chris Ball, president, United Kingdom and Ireland, Atkinsrealis. "The alliance model enables us to work collaboratively with our partners to deliver the design and development work that will reshape connectivity for millions of people across this economically important region."

As part of the alliance, Atkinsrealis will provide a range of services and expertise including multidisciplinary design, engineering leadership, project management and controls, commercial and risk management, and environment and consenting across the program.

The Midlands Rail Hub could cost around 1.75 billion pounds sterling if delivered in full. Early passenger benefits are expected by the early 2030s, adding up to 300 extra trains a day to the West Midlands rail network, and improving services between Birmingham and more than 50 locations across the Midlands and Wales.

The program will reconfigure how Birmingham's three main stations -- New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill -- are served by train services, and establish new connections between main lines. Initial work will focus on station improvements and infrastructure upgrades.

Atkinsrealis's appointment builds on its extensive rail infrastructure portfolio across the United Kingdom, including upgrading signalling through Network Rail's four-billion-pound-sterling Train Control Systems Framework; delivering the first stage of the East West Rail program, which is re-establishing a direct link between Oxford and Cambridge; and its position as railway systems integration partner for the East Coast digital program, which is introducing in-cab digital signalling on the East Coast Main Line.

About Atkinsrealis Group Inc.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, Atkinsrealis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. The company creates sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. The company deploys global capabilities locally to its clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory and environmental services, intelligent networks and cybersecurity, design and engineering, procurement, project and construction management, operations and maintenance, decommissioning, and capital. The breadth and depth of the company's capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as engineering services, nuclear and capital.

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