Remodelling Contract Signed

BICC PLC  
27 July 1999


                         BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL SIGNS
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                       WILLESDEN REMODELLING CONTRACT 
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Balfour Beatty, part of the BICC Group, announces today that Balfour Beatty,
Westinghouse and Railtrack have signed a contract for re-modelling track and
ancillary services at Willesden in north London as an addendum to the Euston
Alliance project.

The Alliance is valued in excess of £100 million and has been under way since
last year.

The work at Willesden, which is valued at £48 million and involves the upgrading
of further railtrack infrastructure in the area to the north of Euston Station,
is also part of Railtrack's West Coast Route Modernisation.

Mike Welton, chief executive, Balfour Beatty, commenting on the announcement,
said, 'We are delighted to be awarded an extension to the Euston Alliance
project as part of the prestigious West Coast Route Modernisation contract.  It
is no doubt a reflection of the success of the Alliance between Balfour Beatty,
Westinghouse and Railtrack'.

Balfour Beatty was awarded the Euston project under a conventional form of
contract, but has since formed a single alliance with Railtrack and Westinghouse
led by an intergrated management team.

Balfour Beatty is also, in joint venture, preferred bidder for the
electrification of the West Coast Main Line.

Enquiries to:-      Tim Sharp
                    BICC Group
                    Tel: [phone]


Notes to Editors
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-  BICC, through Balfour Beatty, is one of Railtrack's leading suppliers and is
   an international leader in major rail engineering projects.  It offers a
   complete service from design through construction and commissioning to asset
   management and maintenance.

-  Balfour Beatty is currently undertaking a number of major projects in the UK
   including the re-modelling of the approaches to Euston Station for Railtrack
   as part of the new West Coast Main Line and major works on the Channel Tunnel
   Rail Link.  The company is preferred bidder, in joint venture, for the £200
   million plus electrification contract, also for the West Coast Main Line.

-  Overseas, Balfour Beatty is working towards the compeltion of the £250
   million electrification of the line from Boston to New Haven in the USA for
   Amtrak. The company is also constructing the latest extension to the
   Singapore Mass Rapid Transit System.