Rail, Economics, Appraisal and Finance
The Consultancy has developed a wide-ranging but in-depth capability in railway economics, operations and financial and commercial planning gained through a number of prestigious projects. Clients have included central and local government, train operators, infrastructure providers, regulatory authorities, financial institutions as well as overseas aid agencies. Our expertise includes:
- Preparation of business cases
- Appraisal of scheme economic and financial feasibility
- Demand forecasting for new services and stations
- Rail and PDFH Research
- Support for high-level economic strategy and policy
- Assessment of new commercial opportunities
- Market research, stated and revealed preference studies
A number of projects reflect our wide - ranging capabilities including: LRT ridership and revenue forecasts for Avon, Kingston, Portsmouth, Loyang China, several demand and revenue projects for Eurotunnel, National rail passenger ward level origin-destination matrices for DfT, studies of line capacity upgrades for local authorities, new stations and assessment of new park-and-ride facilities.
We have helped GNER in their franchise bid for the East Coast mainline, Keolis's with financial viability leading to BAFO for MerseyTram, airport access for Kuala Lumpur International Airport, High Speed Rail in the Middle East and a succession of stated and revealed preference research studies for the rail industry which were incorporated into ATOC's Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook. Our consortium (including SIAS, WSP and AMEY) has recently been developing the Transport Model for Scotland covering all rail, high speed rail, airport access, bus and road transport for the Scottish Government's Transport Scotland.