Rail Planning and Engineering

We draw from a wide range of experience in the planning and development of railway infrastructure throughout the world and are able to field highly motivated staff with a capability second to none.

The successful development and implementation of sustainable transport policies is leading to greater demand for new capacity and capability for rail services - be it high speed lines, main line railways, urban metro and transit systems or light rail with street running. To achieve these objectives in an effective manner that provides value for money requires a mix of:

• Optimising the capacity and capability of existing infrastructure through changes to operating specifications and enhancements to the infrastructure; and
• Investment in completely new routes and networks, involving complex issues of environmental management, land use and transport planning as well as engineering design and construction management

Faber Maunsell is uniquely placed to offer professional advice in all of these related issues. We draw from a wide range of experience in the planning and development of railway infrastructure throughout the world and are able to field highly motivated staff with a capability second to none.

Our services cover the following technical areas, offering the full range from outline feasibility to detailed design and implementation:

• Traffic demand and revenue forecasting
• Route infrastructure design and assessment including tunnelling and major civil structures
• Building design including the refurbishment and renewal of stations
• Asset management including the development and implementation of decision support tools

Different projects have different needs. For example our work could be in the form of:

• Market research
• Generation and evaluation of options for new or enhanced services and/or infrastructure including development of operational and resource plans
• Network planning
• Station and interchange access planning including pedestrian and road vehicle flow modelling, signing, parking, and bus/coach interchange
• Detailed engineering design for new or upgrading of existing route infrastructure, including permanent way, specialist geotechnics, stations or depots
• Innovative design to optimise life-cycle costs
• Facility and asset management
• Strategic advice to private-sector bidders for operating concessions and franchises, including stakeholder consultation and policy review
• Project management of bids for partnership funding
• Public sector policy development, including provision of integrated transport solutions delivering to quantified targets of economic development, environmental benefit and social inclusionsafety and risk management

Our partnerships with experts in traction and rolling stock, traction power supply and signalling and control systems allow us to provide a fully integrated package.

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For more information on our experience and capabilities please contact Malcolm Taylor.