Telent to Improve Rail Reliability Across Western and Wales in CP7’s First Awarded Telecoms-Only Framework

As part of Network Rail’s five-year planning and funding cycle, Control Period 7 (CP7), Telent has been appointed to deliver a telecoms renewal programme throughout the Wales and Western Region, which spans London to Penzance, Bristol, the Cotswolds and the whole of Wales.

This first telecoms-only framework to be awarded in CP7, will see Telent, the UK’s leading critical infrastructure technology provider deliver upgrades to enhance operational efficiency, reliability and improve passenger experiences.

Telent will be upgrading critical Operational Telecoms systems and renewing Station Information and Security Systems (SISS) such as customer information, VSS and public address at Network Rail managed stations, including Bristol Temple Meads.

Mobilisation has already started, Telent is working closely with Network Rail to plan the renewal programme and design for FTN power renewals for over 480+ sites across the Region is underway.

The telecoms renewal programme is set to be completed by the end of the CP7 project schedule in March 2029, with the aim for a further contract extension into CP8.