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Our clients
Halcrow’s clients range from the governments of some of the world’s major economies, to the largest contractors in the construction industry. We provide services for private financial institutions, rail operators and franchisees, through to major international institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development. We have experience in all types of design and construction contracts including Turnkey, PFI, PPP and DBOT.
Kuala Lumpur LRT 2: major new driverless metro line delivered on time and to budget
We have delivered commissions for some of the largest metro operators and owners in the world, including London Underground, Singapore MRT, Hong Kong MTR and Rapid KL.
Clients choose Halcrow because they have come to expect the best in knowledge, innovation and teamwork. We have worked on some of the most prestigious commissions in the world – and with good reason. We have an enviable breadth of skills and expertise at our fingertips. Therefore our ability to bring together the right combination of experience and expertise for each project is second to none.
Regardless of the client or the commission, we provide innovative solutions and added value to the project. Our goal is to be recognised as the consultancy that clients and partners naturally seek out when addressing their greatest challenges.
Our people
With over 7,000 employees working across our international network of 80 offices, Halcrow has an outstanding resources base able to provide solutions across a wide range of design disciplines. Experts in fields as diverse as tunnelling to fire safety modelling, rail operations to sustainability, allow us to keep tasks in-house, producing a stronger, more refined team across all design disciplines.
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Halcrow
Dock station, Manila LRT 2 Katipunan
markets
station, London DLR City Airport station, Singapore MRT Expo
• rail engineering
and commercial
station, Kuala Lumpur
LRT Sentral station
management • airports
• nuclear • coastal engineering • planning • defence • ports and dockyards • education • property and
development • environment • railways and metros
• health care • transport planning • highways and bridges • water resources and
flood defences • hydro power and
dams • water supply and
Halcrow’s open management and resourcing structure allows project
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managers to draw on expertise across the entire range of skills in the
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company, ensuring that whatever the problem, the Halcrow person with the right solution will contribute to the project. As an Investor’s in People accredited organisation, we know our staff are key to what we offer - intelligent, motivated, dedicated, approachable individuals who are experts in their field, and are passionate about what they do.
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That’s why we invest in the personal and professional development of all our employees, resulting in a committed, focused team ready to work on the most challenging projects.
Halcrow’s rail team brings together specialists in rail systems, civil infrastructure, rail operations, tunnelling and underground structures, Halcrow’s rail team brings together specialists in rail systems, civil infrastructure, rail operations, tunnelling and underground structures,
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Delivering over 3000 rail commissions in the past ten years alone, Halcrow is a leading provider of consultancy services for all aspects of rail systems. From operations planning to alignment design, from rolling stock to regulatory process, signalling to safety systems management, Halcrow has the experience, the resources and above all, the drive to meet the challenges posed by any rail project anywhere in the world.
We understand that rail projects can encompass the widest range of disciplines of any infrastructure project, and our matrix resourcing structure makes sure that the right people are made available for each project. Halcrow’s rail team brings together specialists in rail systems, civil infrastructure, rail operations, tunnelling and underground structures, project managers as well as safety and assurance advisors. These experts are supported by other members of the Halcrow Group from disciplines such as architecture, environment, transport planning, urban planning, fire safety and information systems.
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Halcrow recognises that rail projects are multidisciplinary and this needs to be about more than working on multiple aspects of the project at the same time. We realise that a truly multi-disciplinary approach is about breaking down the barriers between disciplines, sharing information across different skill groups. Through strong leadership and effective collaboration we ensure that every team member shares the same vision for a project and works towards a single set of objectives.
We have a track record of successful delivery across all these disciplines and have effectively combined many of these areas on a single project, resulting in some of the leading transportation systems in the world today. In addition to high speed, freight and main line, light rail and metro projects, Halcrow has delivered transportation links to some of the world’s major airports. From dedicated airport express links, extensions of existing light rail and metro lines, to design of the only in-town check-out facility in the world at Kuala Lumpur’s City Air Terminal, Halcrow can provide first class designs for any type of airport link.
Selected Halcrow urban rail projects
• London Crossrail
Urban rail systems
• Docklands Light Rail
We recognise that urban rail transit systems, whether conventional
extension to London
fixed guideway, monorail or integrated street tram, can be a cost
City Airport
effective and environmentally sound answer to relieving congestion, while at the same time, delivering quantifiable economic benefits to
• Manila LRT
the world’s great cities. Halcrow’s urban rail team brings together
• Kuala Lumpur LRT
specialists in light rail, metro and monorail systems - people who have
Kelena Jaya Line
successfully delivered and operated transport systems worldwide -
(PUTRA)
capitalising on Halcrow’s outstanding experience in this field. Cutting across traditional disciplinary boundaries, our urban rail
• Kuala Lumpur team has experience in the core areas of LRT and metro systems: Ampang Line LRT
extension
operations and maintenance, systems, vehicles, alignment, signalling/
train control, safety, quality and depots. With direct involvement in
• Dublin Interconnector
the design, specification, procurement, testing, commissioning and operation of LRT systems across the continents, we bring unrivalled
• Vancouver Evergreen
experience to multidisciplinary projects.
Advanced LRT
• Copenhagen Metro
In addition to providing specialist skills, the unit can also call upon the
wider experience of the Halcrow group to cover all related disciplines
• Docklands Light
such as traffic planning, passenger forecasting, operational simulation modelling, economic studies, PFI and funding options, procurement
Railway extension to
Woolwich Arsenal
strategies, station design, environmental, civil and structures,
tunnelling and geotechnics. The team also benefits from the expertise
• Bangkok Blue Line
within the specialist engineering disciplines at Halcrow, such as tunnelling, structures design, geotechnics and environmental.
• Singapore MRT
• Hong Kong MRTC
Halcrow has taken a multi-disciplined approach in our contribution to
many successful metro and LRT projects, including the award winning
• London Underground
extension of Docklands Light Railway to London City Airport, where
Jubilee Line extension
we delivered a major LRT extension to budget and ahead of schedule. We managed the multidisciplinary design, testing and commissioning
• Dublin LUAS LRT
for the Kelana Jaya Line LRT in Kuala Lumpur, delivering a world class system on time and to budget, and for Singapore MRT we were
• Heathrow Express
airport link
involved in all stages of the design from operational planning and
concept design, through to full detailed systems and infrastructure
• West London Tram
engineering design. Our teams have also carried out financial, operational and power simulation in projects such as Oporto Metro
• Edinburgh Tram
and Manchester Metrolink in addition to risk and value engineering,
• Cairo Metro
maintenance planning and whole life costing in projects such as Seoul Line 9 and Manila Line 1 extension.
• Hong Kong West Rail
Halcrow has the ability and experience to carry out work over the full
• Lisbon Metro southern
range of planning, civil and systems engineering, and operations and
extension
maintenance disciplines for the full range and types of metro and LRT projects, from pre-feasibility studies through to operator selection and
• New Metro Rail Perth
post operational monitoring, ensuring that any project runs efficiently
• London Underground
and to the client’s satisfaction. We have Rail Plan© and Power
Piccadilly Line
Plan© simulation models to carry out operational and power system
extension
simulation studies, which enables us to undertake operational and power system modelling to optimise system operations and electrical
• Sao Paulo Metro
power design.
• Seoul Metro • Kuala Lumpur
Monorail • Barcelona Metro
Halcrow has significant experience in procurement, design and construction supervision, through testing and commissioning, to operations and
maintenance support, and have carried out these services on systems all over the world, from
the Philippines with Manila’s LRT2 to London’s Docklands Light Railway system.
With the urban rail team taking a lead role, our project management partnership approach ensures
that all disciplines and parties involved in a scheme work cooperatively together in a proactive way, delivering quality results on time, and to budget. This
approach allows a cost-effective and swift response to client’s needs, supplying the right people at the appropriate stages of the project, whether it is a pre- feasibility study or a full design through to operation
scheme.
Rail infrastructure services
Capital-intensive infrastructure, long asset lives, and lack of alternative uses are features of rail investment that underline the need for effective strategic and subsequently tactical planning. At the same time, the structure of the industry is changing in many countries, with infrastructure separation, development of business units, corporatisation and privatisation. Increasingly, government agencies and other transportation operators are becoming partners in the provision, operation and management of railway systems.
Halcrow has been at the forefront of changes in industry structure, development of new technologies and industry best practices and is able to transfer this knowledge to clients’ projects.
Programme management
Halcrow recognises that the development of a railway system is an integrated and multidisciplinary process requiring the management of diverse functions. For a system to be successfully delivered, the interaction between all parties and functions must be robust and effectively managed. In particular, the interpretation of client requirements and those of the statutory authorities, the formulation of business cases and strategic directions, and the evaluation of
financing options, are important functions. At the project level we undertake cost
schedule and quality management functions including the monitoring of performance and the implementation of remedial actions when elements of
Viaduct on the Docklands Light Railway City Airport extension: another urban railway delivered on time and to budget Viaduct on the Docklands Light Railway City Airport extension: another urban railway delivered on time and to budget
Design services Halcrow’s civil engineering capability is among the best in the industry.
We can provide full services for all aspects of a rail system, whether for
a completely new railway or metro line, an extension to an operating system or the renovation and refurbishment of existing infrastructure. We have the people, the experience, and the track record of successful delivery on major infrastructure projects worldwide.
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Our permanent way experts are involved in the design and detailing of new alignments and track formation for everything from tram alignments in highways to high-speed lines and adaptations of freight lines to accommodate high-speed tilting trains. Halcrow’s permanent way capability includes designing improvements to existing infrastructure to achieve higher speeds, while optimising capital expenditure, specifying plant and materials, quality assurance and all aspects of maintenance.
Our expert bridges group is working on some of the most exciting bridge and viaduct projects in the world; we have delivered over 300 station projects in the last ten years alone, and our reputation in tunnelling and underground infrastructure is unparalleled.
Halcrow’s M&E engineers offer outstanding experience gained on some of the largest rail infrastructure projects in the world. We offer industry leading capability in electrification, signalling and train control systems, telecommunications, SCADA, AFC, fire and ventilation and traction power supply together with a suite of specialist computer design, modelling and simulation programs.
On complex rail infrastructure projects we recognise the benefits of developing a design in a single model environment. This approach allows for complete understanding of the complex interfaces between structures as well as facilitating full coordination between the design disciplines. It also allows the client to visualise the finished product at all stages of the design process. In keeping with this philosophy, our teams promote the use of 3D and multi-layered CAD software on many of its most successful projects.
From top: Kuala Lumpur LRT 2 Kelana Jaya Line (PUTRA), Copenhagen Metro, Docklands Light Railway, Bangkok MRT, Manila LRT Line 2, Singapore MRT, London Underground Jubilee Line extension, Kuala Lumpur Ampang Line (STAR)
Procurement functions Halcrow has in-depth experience of advising clients on the appropriate
strategies for the procurement of their works. We carry out capital and operating cost estimates, cost planning, preparation of tender documents for all types of contracts, including the preparation and assimilation of bills of quantities and assessment of tenders.
Construction and installation Halcrow has extensive experience in the negotiation, management,
administration and supervision of multi-disciplined engineering construction and installation contracts for all types of railway projects, from tram-stops, underground stations and major multi-modal interchanges, to bridges, viaducts, guide-ways and even control systems for fully automated train operation. In particular, our engineers have an outstanding reputation for expertise in the following areas:
▪ structures and architecture ▪ alignment and track work ▪ depot and workshops ▪ signalling, control and telecommunications systems ▪ electrification and power supply ▪ traction and rolling stock
Operations and maintenance We understand that the development of effective maintenance and
repair strategies for the rail infrastructure including traction and rolling stock reduce the overall operating costs, improve utilisation and reduce the number of failures in service. Our personnel offer a complete service for the effective delivery of rail services, covering all aspects of train service provision from feasibility through to detailed train planning, resource optimisation, possession and performance
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management. We have been closely associated with the state of the art computerised train planning tools developed by British Rail and Network Rail. Our typical operations and maintenance functions include:
▪ route capacity assessment and management ▪ timetabling, using simulation software ▪ rolling stock and train crew diagramming and rostering, using Crewplan ▪ traction performance simulation and optimisation ▪ simulation techniques for bottlenecks and critical junctions
Commercial rail support
• PPP/PFI formulation, tender support, assessment
• due diligence
Commercial services
• service delivery and
Worldwide, railways are coming under increasing pressure to improve
retail
their financial and operating performance.
• rail safety
Most are facing increasing threats from competition, such as road construction and rising car ownership, aggressive responses from
• traction and rolling
stock
bus operators and road haulers and low cost internal air travel.
Governments are also seeking to reduce the levels of subsidy
• rail access and
provided to railways.
contracts
Faced with these pressures a railway must adapt in order to survive.
• restructuring and
Without change a railway risks entering a vicious downward spiral
commercialisation
of worsening financial performance and cuts. The situation is compounded by ageing assets, insufficient funds for investment, a
• rail privatisation
growing debt burden and cost recovery that is insufficient to cover
advice
both operating and infrastructure costs. If left unchecked, this results in a further decline in competitiveness and performance and a further
• institutional
worsening of the financial position.
establishment and support
We are experienced in advising railways on how best to structure their organisations in order to manage the increased competition and
• rail regulation
reduced protection. We believe there are four fundamental elements
expertise
that are pre-requisites to business success.
• strategic reviews
Railways must have:
• business reviews
▪ an understanding between the railway organisations and government of the role the railway should play in the national
• railway master
transportation structure, with clear financial (and other) objectives
planning
and an explicit regulatory framework
• regulatory and policy
▪ an understanding of the competitive environment in which the
framework advice
to governments and ▪ regulators an understanding of its own business and, in particular, the needs
railway operates
and aspirations of its customers
• development of
▪ an understanding of its operating costs and pricing options, not
regulatory frameworks
just in total, but also in the servicing of individual markets or traffic
• policy studies and
flows
optioneering
In order to achieve these understandings, the transportation strategy, regulatory structure and railway’s organisational structure must
• contractual
development
be critically analysed, with the degree of real authority enjoyed by
government, regulators and managers down the chain of command
• marketing and
assessed. It also requires effective planning processes and financial
business planning
accounting systems.
• review of existing
We have experience of assisting governments, railways, funding
strategies
agencies and private sector interests around the world in developing these areas of activity, and of working with the railways to ensure
• organisational
their successful introduction and development.
structure and design
Due diligence and transaction experience Our extensive experience in professional advice covers the commercial
and technical aspects of acquisition, development, and operation of fixed and movable assets. This experience includes providing advice to procuring authorities, funders, potential operators, developers and regulators.
We appreciate that there are particular risks when developing commercially funded infrastructure and services, particularly in assessing the links between funding constraints and risk allocation. There are also practical risks associated with staging of works, delivery to programme, systems integration, dealing with interfaces with the existing infrastructure, and sensitivities to disruption to existing services during implementation periods.
We recognise that risk is a key determinant in assessing viability of any proposal for private finance involvements. Risks must be appropriately allocated to the parties best able to manage and mitigate risks, while specifications must allow sufficient flexibility for efficiencies to be achieved through innovation and application of best practice from the private sector and allow appropriate returns to investors.
Rail PPP There are numerous precedents for PPP development of railway
systems for heavy rail, metro and light rail systems in the UK and around the globe. There are many different arrangements for packaging of system development and operations with precedents for combinations involving public and private funding components of all or some of the elements. Packaging of works and contract payment arrangements reflect the differing risk profiles in relation
PPP/ PFI in it ia t ive s:
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in du st r y le a de r
to construction, operating outputs and revenue. In each case, procurement has followed long periods of scheme development and required extensive negotiations over funding profiles and transfer of risk for achieving outputs. The complexity of payment mechanisms is generally inversely proportional to the level of risk transfer and prescription of required outputs although in each case there is a clearly defined minimum level of system outputs.
Halcrow has been involved in each of the different PPP types outlined in the table opposite and in each of the schemes shown as examples, providing technical and/or commercial advice to clients involved in their development. Halcrow has capability in:
Commercial rail projects
• Independent Reporter to the Office of the PPP Arbiter
▪ demand/revenue forecasting ▪ technical assessment
• Independent Reporter
to the Office of the ▪ Rail Regulator
▪ technical due diligence
risk identification/management ▪ concession development/structuring
• Vision 42 LRT cost
▪ economic appraisal
study
▪ feasibility study preparation/submission
• Project Evergreen:
▪ tender preparation/evaluation
technical advice and
▪ contract/negotiation advice
due diligence
▪ construction monitoring/reporting
• Manila LRT1 Southern
▪ advice on operations/maintenance
extension: technical advice
In addition, we have extensive railway engineering capability, covering all rail disciplines with many of our team having first-hand experience
• ISPA rail rehabilitation
of front-line management of rail systems. These capabilities enable
project E30 corridor
us to provide seamless railway PPP technical advice to governments, authorities, lenders, concessionaires and contractors.
• Network Rail expenditure review
• Turnaround of
Rail safety
Spoornet, South Africa
Halcrow has extensive knowledge and experience in the application
• Parramatta Rail Link
and standards associated with railway operations and safety
time table studies
management. We have provided strategic advice on the management of safety and the implementation of safety improvements for operators
• North-west rail
and infrastructure developers, as well as carrying out auditing and
link operational
certification of systems and processes.
requirements study
With many years global experience, our extensive knowledge of railway
• Network Rail business
system operation in both the public and private sectors enables us to
plan review
understand local requirements and meet client expectations. We are able to offer clients a comprehensive range of local and international
• Rail corridor II PPP
railway safety and safety management skills.
strategic review
This targeted approach, coupled with an outstanding record of
• Eurotunnel business
delivery, means we can address specific safety issues, and ensure
review
our clients benefit from international best practice.
• Bulgarian Railways
Range of services includes:
masterplan
▪ review, development and advice on implementation of safety management systems
• Operational simulation of London rail projects
▪ operational safety standards review, development, compliance and audit
• Bulgarian Railways
finance improvement study
▪ competence management systems
▪ qualitative and quantitative risk assessment
• Long Island Railroad
▪ safety management system/safety case audits
(LIRR) scheduling
▪ technical investigation management
software
▪ specialists in train driver management covering standards, training and auditing
▪ the management of “Signals Passed At Danger” (SPAD) risk
Models for development and operation
Model type
finance Infra PPP/hybrid Civil Infrastructure Traditional
Full concession
Construction
Infra PFI/PPP
Operating concession
procurement by Govt.
Design–Build–
Traditional
Transfer
procurement by government
Systems Design–build/supply– Design–build–
Design–build–fund–
maintain operate/ maintain
maintain
concession
Rolling stock
Design–build/supply
Design build/supply–
Design–build/supply–
operate/maintain
operate/ maintain
operate/maintain
Operations
Operation by government
▪ High farebox ▪ Economically ▪ Economically ▪ Economically ▪ Existing operations/ revenue (financially
infrastructure viable (some Govt support))
▪ Utilisation risk ▪ Utilisation risk ▪ Limited/ ▪ Private sector
manageable efficiency expected ▪ “Contained” systems
high/uncertain
manageable
▪ Integration with ▪ Separation from construction risk ▪ Construction risk
existing operations/
existing network
▪ Public funding transfer significant
readily available for controlled
▪ Investment construction risk
▪ New developments, technology
clear
▪ Construction risk ▪ Maintenance/ CAPEX
and outputs
Drivers of structure
transfer significant
operation
economically
and risk
▪ Government technology new/
driven
funding available
different
▪ Political influence ▪ Politics ▪ Construction risk transfer significant high
▪ Govt off balance sheet desired
▪ Politics
Dublin LRT (LUAS) London Underground schemes:
Eurotunnel LRT
High Speed 1: the
Dutch High Speed
Channel Tunnel Rail
Line
▪ Manchester Link
UK Mainline
Perpignan - Figeuras
franchises with
Examples
ROSCO’s lease of ▪ Rolling Stock to TOC’s
▪ PUTRA LRT Project Evergreen UK
Sydney Light Rail
Rail PPP/PFI models
▪ station safety management, including managing risk at the platform to train interface and train dispatch risk
▪ due diligence of safety systems ▪ safety case preparation, advice and compliance for rolling stock,
operations and infrastructure ▪ specification, review and assessment of driving cab design and
train safety systems (TPWS, ATP, ETCS/ ERTMS and power- operated doors)
Independent reviews of company standards/safety management systems for train driving and SPAD management
Halcrow is regularly commissioned to carry out reviews and audits of the safety management systems for the management of train drivers, depot drivers and driver managers, the management of operational safety risk including signals passed at danger (SPAD) and the application of the standards the workplace. Clients include most UK train companies, including Network Rail, Irish Rail, Queensland Rail, RailCorp and Perth PTA in Australia, and Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation.
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The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) commissioned Halcrow to carry out an independent review to sample-check a range of train/freight operating companies following the Ladbroke Grove rail accident to identify good practice and areas of concern. We produced codes of practice covering many areas of driver management that formed the basis for the individual train company safety management systems to meet the mandatory requirements of the Railway Group Standards.
The MTR Corporation, Hong Kong, called on our expertise to advise them on the content, structure and style of the rules and procedures, accident and emergency planning manuals and other safety management system documents to make these more understandable to their staff. We provided a project manager who worked with MTR Corporation to make the changes to the documentation.
RailCorp Australia commissioned Halcrow to review the status and set a baseline of the implementation of the RailCorp corporate safety management system and benchmark this against international best practice models in the rail industry and recommend a basis for continual improvement in the safety management and performance.
In preparation for acceptance and introduction of the national code of practice, AROU commissioned Halcrow to carry out an independent review of the adequacy of the structure and content of the code.
Managing operational safety risk and risk assessment We have carried out a wide range of projects for industry clients. Halcrow specialises in managing the risk from signals passed at danger and works with clients to develop risk control strategies and produce the industry newsletter “Red Alert”, and manage the annual UK National Operational Safety and SPAD Conference and Workshops.
Halcrow won the HSBC awards for Safety and Security Innovation for their work on SPAD management and in conjunction with Arriva Trains Wales for developing a technique to manage distraction risk and improve memory retention (Risk Triggered Commentary). Many UK companies have adopted this technique and the practise is now spreading to other railways around the world.
Operational safety risk assessments have been carried out on a wide range of topics including driver only operation, shunting, train door control systems and level crossings.
Halcrow has produced industry guidance on how to produce depot specific risk assessments for train driver depots and shunting locations which has been widely adopted by UK companies.
Safety audit services Halcrow is commissioned by a number of train and infrastructure companies to carry out an annual audit of their safety management system/railway safety case. We apply a risk based approach to the compliance checks that are undertaken and provide “added value” by also reviewing the content of the standards and procedures to establish if these are keeping pace with industry “good practice”. Halcrow also provides training in “audit skills” for audit teams. Clients include Eurostar, Arriva Trains Wales, Northern, GrantRail, Dean & Dyball Construction, Atkins Rail, Jarvis Group.
Halcrow carried out an operational safety assessment of the Singapore MRT NE Line and the Sengkang & Punggol LRT systems to establish if these lines were safe to commence their operations.
Halcrow commercial rail projects, from left to right: London Underground reporting, Manila LRT Line 1 extension, Heathrow Express, KL monorail - due diligence
Project experience
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Project
Urban rail and metro
Pre-contract services
Project management
Engineer representative
Independent engineering functions
Interface and integration of systems
Environmental protection (EMI/EMC, noise
and vibration)
RAMS (reliability
maintainability
T&C (testing and commissioning)
42nd Street Tram New York
Adelaide Light Rail
Amtrack Acela high speed line
Athena Metro
Athens Tram
Bangkok Blue Line depot
Barcelona Metro Line 9
Bayside and Swanston Trams, Australia
Cairo Metro Lines I and II
Copenhagen Metro
Crossrail multidisciplinary consultancy
Docklands Light Railway Lewisham extension
Docklands Light Railway London City Airport extension
Docklands Light Railway Woolwich Arsenal extension
Dublin Luas LRT
East London Line
Edinburgh Airport Rail Link
Edinburgh Crossrail tender design
Greenwich Waterfront Transit
Heathrow Express operating company asset management and improvement
Heathrow Terminal 5 passenger simulation
Heathrow Terminal 5 risk management
High Speed 1 - the Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Hong Kong International Airport rapid rail link - in town check-in
Hong Kong West Rail
Jakarta Metro
Jakarta North-South integrated toll road and LRT
Jubilee Line Extension and Bermondsey Station
Kuala Lumpur Monorail - Price Waterhouse Coopers study
Kuala Lumpur Monorail - technical due diligence for SCOMI Engineering
Leeds Supertram micro-simulation model
Lisbon Metro southern extension
Liverpool South Parkway
London Crossrail Bond Street Station
London Underground Limited CPEDR (flooding and sumpt study)
LUL District Line asset maintenance cycle
Manchester Metrolink phase 3
Manchester Metrolink phases 1 and 2
Manila LRT Line 1 capacity enhancement
Manila LRT Line 2
New Metro Rail project, Perth
Nottingham LRT
Piccadilly Line extension to Heathrow Terminal 5
PUTRA LRT system, Malaysia
Pyrmont LRT
Rome Subway Line C
Sao Paulo Metro Line 4
Saudi Land Bridge DVE and SVE
Seoul Metro Line 9
Singapore MRT Line 1
STAR LRT, Malaysia
TfL oversight team
Tottenham Court Road station upgrade
Tubelines baseline environmental audits
Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium stations
Rail infrastructure
West London tram
and systems
Crossrail project delivery Partner
▪ project matrix ▪ ▪
Vancouver Evergreen Advanced LRT
▪ design management across all disciplines ▪ construction management including contract tendering, formation, award and administration
▪ optimised contractor involvement ▪ integration of Crossrail with London Underground and National Rail services
▪ management of multiple stakeholders
Halcrow is playing a leading role in the delivery of one of the largest infrastructure projects in the world.
When Crossrail opens in 2017, it will increase London’s public transport network capacity by 10%, supporting regeneration across the capital, helping to secure London’s position as a world leading financial centre and cutting journey times
across the city.
The aim of this £16 billion scheme is to provide a new east-west railway across London, providing a dedicated link between Heathrow Airport, the West End, the City, Canary Wharf and the Thames Gateway. New tunnels will be constructed from Paddington in the west, to Stratford and Canary Wharf in the east.
Crossrail will run 118km from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, through new twin- bore 21km tunnels under central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. It will bring an additional 1.5 million people within 60 minutes commuting distance of London’s key business districts.
A team consisting of Halcrow, Bechtel and Systra has been appointed as a project delivery partner for the 21km central tunnel section, running from west London, through Paddington and branching off to the north and south of Liverpool Street Station. This tunnel will run through six new stations, and is set to become the largest construction project in Europe.
The team will also take on the complex job of integrating Crossrail with London’s existing transport systems.
Preparatory works are under way now, and construction is due to start in 2010. Halcrow’s appointment as part of the project delivery team follows a succession of
design contracts on the Crossrail project. We recently completed the multidisciplinary design of the south-east leg of the new network, which runs through Canary Wharf, the ExCel international exhibition and conference centre and out to regeneration areas in North Kent. This section includes a mixture of underground and surface running, with a minimum of three stations, as well as three portals and six intermediate shafts.
In the past we have also carried out the detailed design of running tunnels, platform tunnels and ventilation structures between Westbourne Bridge and Tottenham Court Road station and design of a new Crossrail station at Bond Street.
Country
UK
Project duration
2009 - 2017
Client
Crossrail Limited
Capital cost
£15.9 billion (total scheme)
Scope of services
managing the delivery of the Crossrail central section
Crossrail implementation phase
Th e la r ge st r a il in fr a st r u ct u r e pr oj e ct in Eu r ope
Halcrow has designed a £180 million extension to the Docklands Light railway (DLR) in London that will provide a much- needed transport link between Woolwich town centre, central London and London City airport, and will play an important part in the regeneration of Woolwich and the Royal Docks.
The new line will also provide a transport link to the Olympic village as part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The 2.5km extension runs under the River Thames from the existing George V DLR station to a new station at Woolwich Arsenal that integrates light and heavy rail, local bus services, taxis and water boats, to provide the area with a major multimodal interchange.
As lead designer Halcrow was responsible for all aspects of design including tunnelling, piling and diaphragm walls, geotechnics, mechanical and electrical works, building services and structural
design, track work, signalling and train control systems, telecommunications and SCADA, rail systems and station architecture (in association with project architect). Our pedestrian modelling team modelled passenger flows in an around the station, and our traffic management and highways teams managed all associated highways works.
We utilised live 4D CAD modelling software for clash detection and to optimise systems integration.
The design was successfully delivered to a challenging programme, and Halcrow subsequently provided construction supervision and support during the testing, commissioning and handover of the completed system
The new station, the largest on the DLR network, is fully integrated with the existing National Rail station, which was upgraded as part of this project. It is built over three storeys and incorporates step-free access to the ticket hall, platforms and trains, and
a step free interchange with the National Rail services. In addition to the station, the project included twin 1.8km long, 6m diameter, bored
running tunnels under the River Thames. They were bored using an earth pressure balancing tunnel boring machine and lined with a steel fibre-reinforced trapezoidal segmental lining. During the tunnel excavation 100,000 cubic metres of spoil was taken out and removed by barge to minimise the environmental impact and avoid adding congestion to London’s roads.
Country
UK
Project duration
2004 - 2009
Client
Morgan Est
Capital cost
£180 million
Scope of services
detailed design civil, structural,
tunnelling, geotechnical
track alignment and permanent way design
railway systems and systems integration
architectural design of new underground station
M a j or LRT e x t e n sion in clu din g n e w u n de r gr ou n d st a t ion
▪ tunnelling under River Thames ▪ integration of new underground station with main line rail
▪ design and checking of major temporary works
▪ ventilation/smoke extract design ▪ risk management
DLR Woolwich Arsenal extension
Tottenham Court Road station upgrade
Commuters, residents and visitors are set to benefit from a major upgrade to Country
UK
Tottenham Court Road – one of London’s
Project duration
busiest underground stations – which will
2007 - 2009
boost capacity and ease congestion.
Client
London Underground
Over 150,000 people use the station every day,
Limited
and passenger numbers are expected to surge to
Capital cost
200,000 with the opening of the Tottenham Court
£300 million
Road Crossrail station in 2017.
Scope of services
all aspects of civil, structural, M&E and
Co-ordinating all sub-consultants and architects,
Halcrow has provided multidisciplinary design and
systems design
planning consultancy services for the £300 million station upgrade.
associated highways, drainage and street
finishes
Underground platforms with the Crossrail station,
provision of
plus an enlarged ticket hall below busy London
construction
roads and Grade II listed buildings, the project
methodology and
represents a comprehensive modernisation.
programme and cost estimate
Halcrow’s design for the refurbished station used
environmental and
a pedestrian modelling study to reduce travel
planning consent
distances between the ticket hall and platform
preparation and
levels. The modelling exercise also led to improved
technical support
ticket hall and station entrance layout designs.
to LUL for Crossrail
Hybrid Bill
New escalators and step-free access will improve
passengers’ travel experience. Halcrow’s state-of- the-art fire safety measures are designed to protect those using and working in the station, while a five- storey operations building will house staff accommodation.
M a j or u pgr a de t o on e of Lon don ’s
▪ scheme and detail design to RIBA
bu sie st u n de r gr ou n d st a t ion s
stage G, including tender documents
▪ rapid mobilisation of Halcrow and its construction partners have produced guidance for safely co-located design
constructing, testing and opening each part of the project to maintain services and team
reduce disruption, in keeping with the client’s requirements. ▪ obtaining assurance Once complete, this integrated transport hub will play an integral role at the heart of
competency from
the capital’s travel network.
client’s Engineering Directorate
▪ civil engineering design included design/checking of major temporary works
▪ Halcrow responsible for gaining statutory planning and environmental approvals
The Ampang Line is one of the three lines in Kuala Lumpur’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) network. This 16km long extension to the line will include 12 new elevated stations between Putra Heights and Sri Petaling via Puchong, and a new depot for the expanded
fleet.
Halcrow is a lead designer for the systems aspects of this extension. The scope of services includes provision of specialist systems engineering input - rolling stock, operations and maintenance aspects, and the provision of tender support services in respect of the award of a proposed engineer, procure and construct (EPC) form of contract. The scope also includes development of the requirements for the full technical compatibility and interfaces and operations plans. Halcrow is responsible for the management of the technical interfaces between the civil and structural, and mechanical and electrical designers.
Halcrow team is also designing a purpose built maintenance depot, stabling points and equipment
facility for the full maintenance (heavy and light) of new rolling stock. The new depot is also designed to accommodate existing vehicles on the current system for both stabling and light maintenance.
The facility includes stabling sidings for 12 six-car units with raised platforms allowing straight access into the vehicle and water and power to allow cleaning of all units. There is also a covered maintenance facility including maintenance equipment, storage points, workshop staff facilities and administrative facilities.
Sustainability is a key factor in the design. The depot roof will include solar panels to provide renewable energy to the facility.
After the EPC contract award Halcrow’s role will continue with responsibility for design review and verification of the systems contractor, monitoring of the manufacture, installation, testing, commissioning and handover of the system.
Country
Malaysia
Project duration
2008 - 2013
Client
Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhadd Capital cost US$700 million Scope of services specialist systems engineering input
tender support services
operations and maintenance
management of the technical interfaces
maintenance depot design
M a j or LRT e x t e n sion w it h 1 2 n e w e le va t e d st a t ion s
Kuala Lumpur Ampang LRT Line extension
▪ develop the preliminary system design and procurment documentation
▪ develop procurment stratesy ▪ certification of the complete system for revenue services
Crossrail: development phase
A new, high-frequency railway bringing
Country
over 1.5 million people within 60 minutes
UK
of London. Crossrail will link Maidenhead
Project duration
and Heathrow in the west with Shenfield
2006 - 2009
and Abbey Wood in the east, providing
Client
better access to London’s West End, the
Cross London Rail Links
City of London and Canary Wharf. One of
Capital cost
Europe’s largest infrastructure projects, it
£15.9 billion
is set to employ 14,000 people at the height
(total scheme)
of its construction.
Scope of services
Halcrow was one of four multi-disciplinary
all aspects of civil,
consultants appointed to develop the initial
structural, mechanical,
electrical, systems and architectural
reference design and scheme design for one of
Europe’s largest infrastructure projects.
design
We undertook the most diverse and challenging
value engineering to
section – the 14.15km south-east spur between
optimise value
Stepney Green and Abbey Wood. Halcrow was responsible for:
▪ Civil and structural, mechanical and electrical, and architectural design of three tunnel portals
▪ design of 8.5km of twin-bored tunnels, including a new crossing beneath the River Thames and six intervention shafts
▪ development of new stations at Isle of Dogs and Woolwich, and the upgrade of ▪ the Crossrail Act existing stations at Custom House and Abbey Wood
received Royal
▪ value engineering and value management
Assent in July 2008, granting the powers
▪ support throughout the Parliamentary process
to build the new
▪ design and supervision of ground investigation works
railway ▪ Halcrow’s value engineering
Cr ossr a il - lin k in g
processes delivered over £218 million of
e a st a n d w e st Lon don
cost savings on the original budget
What Halcrow brought to the project:
▪ over 96 per cent of our deliverables
▪ highly experienced multi-disciplinary project team
were delivered on
▪ outstanding track record in tunnelling under London
time or ahead of ▪ schedule ability to successfully integrate into the client’s co-located design team ▪ the design was ▪ established relationships with many of the project’s key stakeholders
delivered on time to support the client in meeting its legislative commitments
▪ Crossrail is expected to generate at least £36 billion for the UK economy
Kuala Lumpur LRT 2 Kelana Jaya Line: PUTRA
The PUTRA LRT is one of the most advanced rapid transit systems in the world and, at the time of commissioning, the world’s longest driverless metro.
Halcrow was lead member of a joint venture acting as consulting engineer responsible for all preliminary design, detailed design, all coordination, specifications, supervision and commissioning for this major project.
The system is 29km in length and serves a total of 24 stations. The route links the commuter area in the north and west via the city centre, with a new depot located at the western end of the line. The system has capacity of 30,000 passengers per hour, per direction, and incorporates 24km of viaduct and 5km of tunnels. This was the first major tunnelling project in Malaysia and required the effective liaison with multiple stakeholders to ensure minimal disruption.
Halcrow were involved in the design of 22 new stations, five of which are underground, and the incorporation of the system into two existing stations. Safety is stressed in the station design by