Mainline Rail Infrastructure

There have been significant structural changes in the rail sector which commenced in the mid 1990s with the formation of Railtrack, the Train Operating Companies (TOCs) and the Office of the Rail Regulator.

The emergence of Network Rail in October 2002 has not changed the fundamental philosophy of the railway which sees the ownership of the infrastructure vested in Network Rail and responsibility for provision train services franchised by the Department for Transport to the TOCs . Thus there has been a fundamental separation of responsibility for infrastructure from operation of the trains.

There has been and continues to be significant capital investment in both existing and new infrastructure on the mainline railway to ensure reliability and increase capacity.

As framework consultants for the Provision of Professional Services to Network Rail we have provided support in two areas of Network Rail’s Investments and Enhancements Group:

Thameslink Programme

We have provided support in:

  • Establishing a Project Execution Plan
  • Updating the functional specification for Thameslink
  • Provision of construction management support to the stations and civils programme
  • Developing requirements for Automatic Train Operation of the Core Area
  • Delivery of GRIP 2 products for London Bridge Station
  • Provision of Gateway Reviews and Healthchecks in accordance with OGC principles

Enhancements

  • Delivery of GRIP 1 to 3 reports for NSIP Programme for a total of 72 stations in Anglia, Wessex and Kent
  • Established Anglia ‘Fast Track’ Team and delivered 6 GRIP 1 to 3 studies in 3 months
  • Kent Train Lengthening GRIP 1 to 4 studies on three main routes
  • Completion of Heathrow AirTrack GRIP 3 stage
  • Delivery of GRIP 4 for Port of Dover Rail Connection
  • Development of numerous other projects to GRIP stages 2 to 4 including Redhill Remodelling, Wessex Signalling Enhancements, Hackney Interchange, Medway Stations Rennaisance

We are link-up registered in the following categories

  • 1502 Business Management Consultancy
  • 1519 Transport Planning
  • 1599 Professional & Consultancy Services - Other
  • 1601 Project Management - Consultants
  • 1604 Project Management - On Track Plant
  • 1605 Consultants - Project Risk Management
  • 1606 Project Management Consultants - Infrastructure
  • 1607 Programme Management
  • 1608 Project Management - Orders under the Transport & Works Act 1992
  • 5907 Construction Management Specialists
  • 5930 Town & Country Planning Consultants
  • 150405 Financial Services - Insurance
mainline rail infrastructure