News : Network Rail

Mott MacDonald is providing design services to BAM Nuttall for the upgrade of railway stations at Bingley in West Yorkshire and MetroCentre in Tyne and Wear. The improvements are part of Network Rail’s Access for All (AfA) programme, which is improving access at key stations nationwide by installing lifts and ramps.

The consultancy is delivering the detailed design for new 16 person lifts at Bingley. The project...

Mott MacDonald has appointed Andy Thomas as its head of rail operations to enhance and grow the consultancy’s service offering in this area.

Andy is a professional and strategic transport operator and has worked in the rail industry for over 33 years. Most recently he was a senior programme manager at Network Rail where he was responsible for leading a team of operational, timetabling, commercial and system...

Watford, 4 March 2013
Network Rail, the organisation responsible for running, maintaining and developing the majority of Britain’s railway infrastructure, is adding 29 Iveco Daily 4x4s to its support fleet. Each vehicle has been specially adapted by Burton on Trent-based LH Access Technology to operate not only on-road and off-road, but also on the railways.

Termed a ‘Road Rail Vehicle’ (RRV), the...

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Buckingham Group Contracting Limited as lead design engineer for the renovation of Llandudno railway station in north Wales. The £5.1 million scheme is being delivered by Network Rail on behalf of the Welsh Government and is part of the Department for Transport's National Stations Improvement Programme. The project has been supported by the European Regional Development Fund,...

Warwickshire County Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Mott MacDonald to produce the outline designs for the new Stratford Parkway Station scheme.

Mott MacDonald was appointed after submitting the most competitive proposal for the works and by demonstrating strong experience in the design of new railway stations. The firm has previously designed the successful Warwick and Coleshill Parkway stations...