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Rail that keeps people, goods and communities moving

Learn how multidisciplinary rail expertise helps clients plan, deliver and renew safer, resilient networks for passengers and freight.
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Rail networks connect communities, support economic growth and keep people and freight moving. As demand continues to grow, clients are investing in infrastructure that improves capacity, reliability and network performance. 

We help clients plan, design, maintain and deliver rail projects that balance technical excellence with operational realities, creating lasting value for the communities and industries they serve. 

Supporting the future of rail

Rail plays an important role in supporting growing cities, regional connections and more sustainable transport networks.  Asset owners are making decisions about new infrastructure, network upgrades and asset renewal, while balancing operational performance, safety requirements, emerging technologies and long-term investment objectives.

The challenge is not only delivering new rail infrastructure but renewing and maintenance of rail networks that remain resilient, efficient and fit for the future. 

How we help

We bring together advisory, architecture, environment engineering, systems, and digital expertise to support better decisions, stronger project outcomes and reliable operational performance. 

Our rail expertise

Rail projects require a wide range of disciplines working together from planning through to operation.

Our teams bring experience across transport planning, civil and structural engineering, rail systems, signalling, power, safety assurance, digital engineering, environmental services and project delivery. By combining these capabilities, we help clients address technical, operational and delivery challenges throughout the project lifecycle.

Rail projects rarely sit within a single discipline. They involve technical, environmental, operational and community considerations that need to be understood together. What differentiates our approach is the ability to bring together expertise from across transport, environment, digital and advisory services to help clients make confident decisions and deliver practical outcomes at every stage of the project.

Drawing on local experience and expertise from across our global network, we help clients access the right skills at the right stage of project development and delivery.

Where we bring value

We deliver rail projects in partnership with contractors, operators and government clients, supporting both greenfield developments and upgrades in live environments. Our experience includes working under Design and Construct (D&C) and Alliance models, where collaboration and risk management are critical to delivery.

We have worked on projects that expand network capacity, improve journey times and enable safer, more reliable operations. This includes complex corridor upgrades, station developments and network-wide systems integration, delivered with a focus on constructability and real-world performance.  

Digital, data and analytics  
We combine rail engineering knowledge with data and analytics to turn operational information into practical insights for asset owners. Through our collaboration with iTech Corporation, we are helping rail teams improve visibility of safety and compliance information across operations and project delivery, supporting more informed decision-making. 
European Train Control Systems (ETCS) strategy 
Rail organisations can prepare for digital signalling and the transition to ETCS with our help, considering the technology in the context of existing infrastructure and network operations. Our rail specialists have examined how ETCS and related advances can modernise signalling and shape the future performance of rail infrastructure. 
Light rail 
We bring multidisciplinary design capability to complex light rail projects in busy urban environments. On Sydney’s CBD and South East Light Rail, our detailed engineering design work supported a major new transport connection through the city and its southeastern suburbs. 
Freight rail 
Our freight rail experience supports infrastructure that strengthens connections between rail networks and the wider logistics system. Our work supporting delivery of the Northampton Strategic Rail Freight Interchange demonstrates our capability on major freight infrastructure designed to improve the movement of goods by rail.
Mass transit  
Across mass transit, our engineering and transport experience helps deliver infrastructure in complex operational environments. Our work on the transformation of Sydney’s Central Station demonstrates this capability at a major transport interchange connecting heavy rail with Sydney Metro and other public transport services. 
Tunnelling 
On major underground rail projects, our multidisciplinary engineering capability helps address the demands of complex tunnelling in dense urban environments. Our work on the Sydney Metro West - Western Tunnelling Package supports the underground infrastructure for a major expansion of Sydney’s metro network. 
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High Speed Rail

High speed rail

High speed rail has the potential to reshape how cities and regions connect.

Drawing on expertise from across our global network, we support clients in understanding the environmental, technical, planning and delivery considerations associated with high speed rail. Our capability spans the disciplines that underpin major rail programmes, including transport planning, environmental assessment, tunnels, geotechnics, systems and infrastructure. 

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Every rail project has its own challenges, priorities and opportunities. 

Whether you're planning future investment, upgrading an existing network or delivering a major project, we can help bring together the expertise needed to achieve lasting outcomes.