Who we are

About us

Frontier Rail Consultants is a small but rapidly growing railway engineering consultancy specialising in electrification. We provide cost effective and professional electrical design and technical consultancy services to rail infrastructure owners and their Principal Contractors. We support rail infrastructure projects from new electrification to the renewal and enhancement of existing infrastructure. We provide a comprehensive range of design and consultancy services covering the complete lifecycle of railway infrastructure projects.

  • Output Definition
  • Pre-Feasibility
  • Option Selection
  • Single Option Development
  • Detailed Design
  • Construction, Test and Commission
  • Scheme Handback
  • Project Close Out

why choose us

We offer our clients a range of value added services and deliver robust engineering solutions that meet their project requirements. We engage with our clients and develop long-term collaborative relationships continuously providing added value to their projects.

  • Technical Expertise

    Our consultants and associates are highly experienced and command extensive industry knowledge gained from a wide range of rail electrification projects. This wealth of specialist knowledge and technical expertise enables us to offer comprehensive design solutions for even the most challenging projects.

  • Effective Collaboration

    We take a structured and collaborative approach to design, proactively working in unison with our clients, stakeholders and other contractors to deliver major infrastructure projects smoothly and efficiently.

  • Safety by Design

    We consider safety over the whole project lifecycle. Considerations for safety are embedded within our design process. We take account of the general principles of prevention to actively eliminate, reduce or control risks during design development and ensure that residual risks are effectively communicated.

  • Integrated Engineering

    We understand the importance of interface management. We have extensive experience working as part of multidisciplinary teams, proactively managing design interfaces between engineering disciplines and with other projects ensuring coordinated and integrated designs.

  • Engineering Management and Assurance

    We are conversant with industry standards and practices including Network Rail and Transport for London management and control processes for delivering engineering projects on the operational railway and have considerable experience in managing and delivering engineering assurance.

Our Capabilities

With our comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the rail sector, infrastructure, interfaces, industry standards and practices we are able to:

  • PROVIDE A DIVERSE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE

    We have the industry knowledge and technical expertise to support a wide-range of Network Rail, London Overground, London Underground and Docklands Light Railway infrastructure projects.

  • PROVIDE OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS

    With our technical expertise and thorough understanding of our clients' strategic objectives we identify, demonstrate and deliver the best way forward for their projects.

  • INCREASE EFFICENCY THROUGH INNOVATION

    With our up-to-date knowledge of the industry and whole-system approach to engineering design we drive innovation and maximise efficiencies on our clients' projects.

  • CONSISTENTLY DELIVER RESULTS

    Our established design management processes and in-depth experience ensure we consistently deliver exceptional results on time and to budget.

  • PROVIDE ADDED VALUE

    Our technical expertise and approach to problem solving contributes added value to our clients' projects.