Optimising high speed rail assets and operations
Whether you’re approaching a critical asset renewal cycle, looking to achieve operational excellence and reliability in your daily service or creating efficiencies in your maintenance programme, we can help.
So much can now be learned about an asset’s performance, enabling predictions about lifespan, maintenance needs and improvements to operation. The right data can enable better decision making now, including which maintenance interventions to make and when. Getting the right data – whether there is too much or not enough – is always a major hurdle. We help our clients to develop and implement predictive and preventative digital asset management programmes.
Digital plays a key role in predicting future passenger demand and maximisation of your assets’ lifespans. We also use digital tools to find ways to increase rail resilience, reduce carbon emissions and embed circular economy principles to minimise waste, and improve or extend whole life value.
Beyond asset management, we also support operators, devise strategies to increase capacity and improve reliability across their services and improve efficiencies across their operations. From timetable change and impact assessments to optimisation strategies across services and business, our expert can help you deliver higher performing railways.
Crossrail and Transport for London commissioned Arup to support launch of London’s new Elizabeth Line. Given the size and complexity of delivering the Elizabeth line programme we provided a tried and tested approach to de-risking the process from the very beginning.
Arup began preparing the Elizabeth line for operations in 2015, supporting Crossrail and Transport for London (TfL) with training, assurance, trials and supplier engagement. Using our comprehensive operational readiness activation and transition (ORAT) methodology, we helped plan and prepare the mobilisation of the new line, building confidence for a successful first day and for operations beyond.
In total, 278 training packages were developed, with 508 training sessions delivered across a 14-month period. A training programme of this nature was a first for UK rail and the approach was emulated by other workstreams, helping the infrastructure managers with their readiness, and setting the standard for operational readiness in the industry.
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Supporting Network Rail’s transformation to meet the challenges of climate change
Weather resilience and drainage asset management transformation, UK
Designing Sydney’s first integrated station development
Sydney Metro Martin Place integrated station development, Australia
Rolling stock procurement for vital new east-west rail line
East West Rail Engineering Partner, UK
Developing a low carbon train specification for ScotRail
ScotRail new train procurement, UK
High speed and intercity rail
We support governments, asset owners and rail operators across every facet of a scheme’s development. Our approach is to maximise the economic, social and environmental benefits.