Technology is expanding what is possible for rail transportation.
But in many places, challenges remain. Integration of new assets with existing systems, scarcity of experienced engineering capability, and the need to satisfy a wide range of authorities mean it’s a difficult balancing act to meet performance requirements and maintain stakeholder confidence.
With more than 100 years’ experience in rail, we bring all the disciplines required for a modern railway, and more.
We can offer you:
Smarter design solutions
We understand your existing assets and technologies, their challenges, and possibilities for modernization. Our industry-leading engineers and management teams can help you to get more from your projects. From decarbonization and climate resilience strategies to industrialized design and construction — we’re geared up to deliver quality, safety, and efficiency, saving you time and money.
Excellence in integration
We have extensive experience in systems integration, and wherever possible we seek to work with you and the supply chain to set projects up for integration from the start.
Collaboration and problem solving
We can work with you to set up the right structure, management systems, and commercial arrangements that focus delivery teams on shared objectives. We’re not afraid to break down silos and challenge norms. Our aim is always to find the right solution for you.
Lasting value
Our goal is to add value throughout the life of an asset or entire railway, from early design to commissioning and operation. Our technical skills are complemented by expertise in social, environmental and economic studies, modeling and analysis. We have a portfolio of solutions that can help our clients and critical stakeholders to explore, calculate, and understand the full value that rail projects can add — and maximize it at every stage.
We work across the entire lifecycle of rail projects, and across all types of railways, including high speed, heavy haul, light rail and trams. We work with you to find solutions that result in reliable, safe and efficient rail services for customers.
Our heritage in the rail sector dates back to the early 1900s, when we were involved with the construction of the City and South London Railway. Our recent highlights have included:
Identify, calculate, and reduce embodied and operational carbon emissions. This infrastructure carbon calculator is aligned to PAS 2080, the international specification for managing carbon across the built environment (coauthored by Mott MacDonald). It allows anyone across your business and supply chain to identify and calculate carbon emissions, not just carbon experts.
TRAIN is world-leading software producing advanced simulations of rail systems under all conditions. The programme has been developed by us over decades and has been used on a broad range of high-profile projects around the globe. TRAIN complies with BS EN 50641 standard.