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Sweco offer a complete network of professional services that encompass engineering, design and strategic rail consultancy for light, heavy and high-speed projects.
From bridges, civil structures and platforms that enhance passenger experiences to P-Way, signalling, traction power and communications networks that keep them moving, we will act as your most reliable and committed partner.
Together with our clients and the collective knowledge of our 21,000 architects, engineers, consultants and other experts, we co-create solutions that address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more sustainable.
Sweco deliver multi-disciplinary rail engineering consultancy services to a range of rail clients, across a diverse range of projects.
We have an excellent understanding of the strategic and practical challenges involved in delivering work within the operational railway. Taking ownership of your project and becoming trusted advisers, we’re here to deliver your requirements to the highest standards, led by our Directors and highly competent Contractor’s Responsible Engineers (CRE-d).
Our team can undertake assessment, design, inspection, reporting and surveying of:
- Infrastructure
- Drainage networks
- Earthworks
- Freight facilities
- Level crossings
- P-Way
- Signalling
- Traction Power
- GIS & Geospatial Visualisation
- Buildings
- Station buildings/canopies
- Mechanical and Electrical services
- Retaining walls
- Substations
- Depots
- Facades
- BIM & Parametric Design
- Asbestos risk management
- Bridges
- Bridges & Civils
- Culverts
- Passenger Experience
- Platform optimisation
- Car parks and pavements
- Communications
- Vertical Transportation
- Ecology
- Air Quality
- Ramps and steps
- Scour prevention works
- Community Consultation
- Contaminated Land Remediation
- Pre-demolition Audits
- Geotechnics
- Acoustics
- Our specialist rail consultancy services
- Structures
Our engineering experience covers rail projects involving structures including bridges, buildings, culverts, retaining walls, gantries and ancillary structures. We design new structures and examine, assess, report and design repairs to existing structures.
Stations and buildings – consultancy works at stations for many years, for Network Rail and Train Operating Companies (TOCs). Our engineers adapt their knowledge to multiple situations, materials and challenges to produce sustainable results for clients.
Infrastructure – widely recognised as providing a pragmatic and fresh approach to infrastructure design. Our diverse range of services enables us to offer a comprehensive package, from project inception through to construction and then asset management.
Environment – delivering infrastructure designs that are economical, innovative and safe to construct and use, and sustainable. We use expertise throughout Sweco to achieve these aims with rail experience in depots, drainage, freight handling facilities, roads, marine works, scour mitigation, stations and undertrack crossings (UTX).
Benefits of partnering with Sweco rail consultants:
- Regular CRE and director review processes at key stages.
- A trusted advisor with expertise to own and lead your project.
- Dedicated project team focused on delivering your project to the highest. standards, led by Directors and Contractor’s Responsible Engineers (CRE-d).
- Excellent understanding of the challenges involved in delivering work within the railway.