High Speed Railways Services
In 2005 China began implementing an ambitious
programme for a high speed rail network linking the country's key
cities including Hong Kong. High-speed lines are distinct from
conventional railways in many respects and their development
requires a specialised approach to:
- Financing
- Engineering
- Operations
- Maintenance
- Environmental impact
- Position within the transport sector
- Interfaces with conventional lines and
interoperability of stock
The successful delivery of such large-scale
projects requires cross-functional teams of specialists, each
applying their own area of expertise to the development of the
scheme.
- Demand forecasting
- Route selection and preliminary design,
including finance, costing, risk analysis and environmental impact
management
- Rolling stock selection
- Signalling, electrification, permanent way
and their careful integration
- Design of infrastructure and rolling stock
maintenance regimes
- Operational advice and performance
modelling
- Project implementation
- Integration with conventional railway
networks, including interchange design
- Guidance on and preparation of technical
specifications
- Guidance on and preparation of tender
documents for procurement of materials, equipment and services
Scott Wilson has been engaged in the
development of high speed lines in a number of countries, advising
on the engineering, economic and environmental requirements of such
systems. Our staff includes established experts who have
published papers on the issues facing high speed lines, and the
scope of our services ranges from pre-feasibility studies to
detailed design. Highly experienced staff from across Scott
Wilson work together to provide complete guidance at all stages of
the development of High Speed Lines from concept, design and
construction to commissioning, operation and refurbishment.
Scott Wilson also has significant experience in the upgrading of
conventional routes to higher speed operation, such as the West
Coast Main Line in the UK. Such upgrades require their own
specialist approaches due to their mix of traffic and the need to
keep an established railway open during implementation.
