Halcrow’s traction and rolling stock team is highly experienced in all stages of a railway vehicle’s lifecycle; from the initial concept through design, procurement and manufacture, to maintenance and overhaul.
The team offers complete project and engineering services, ranging from specific technical advice to complete turnkey project management of major projects for both new-build and refurbishment contracts. Our design team works with an industry compatible 3D modelling system, using it for anything from small modifications to complete vehicle design of both passenger and freight rolling stock.
Successful traction and rolling stock projects rely on multi-disciplinary skills to cover the many areas of expertise needed within the field of railway infrastructure and vehicles. Halcrow’s engineers are experienced in all aspects of railway systems including infrastructure and signalling, traction and rolling stock. Our team also has the multi-disciplinary skills of Halcrow worldwide as a resource as and when required.
Our world-class team brings together the right combination of experience and expertise for each and every project. Our experience covers critical interfaces between the rolling stock and its environment, including work on the compatibility of new electric multiple-units with the signalling system, and keeping new trains within the kinematic envelope constraints of the railway infrastructure.
Halcrow’s traction and rolling stock team provides a full suite of approval and certification services for the rolling stock community under our accreditations as a vehicle acceptance body, a European notified body, an independent safety assessor and a rail industry supplier approval body.
Our traction and rolling stock services include:
Turnkey project management services such as:
- vehicle refurbishment
- vehicle and equipment re-engineering
- documentation management
Professional services such as:
- rolling stock technical advice
- technical and quality oversight
- funders/lenders technical advice
- procurement advice
- independent safety advice/assessment
- due diligence
Maintenance and operations such as:
- vehicle maintenance regimes
- extension of overhaul periodicity
- vehicle maintenance documentation
Approvals and certification, including as:
- vehicle acceptance body (VAB)
- European notified body (NoBo)
- independent safety assessor (ISA)
- railway industry supplier assessment body (RISAB)