2. Who are we?
• We are management and technical consultant
• We principally support the rail sector
• We have offices in London, York and Sydney,
Australia
• We are also working in Ireland and New Zealand
• We have worked in Africa and the Middle East
• We have a team of 50 permanent staff and over 30
associates
• We have a strong set of values that guide the
business
3. What do we do?
• Help our clients deliver:
• Projects
• Technical solutions to problems
• Business change
• Business improvement
• On going effective business management
• Examples of long term clients include:
• Heathrow Express, London Underground,
Arriva and Auckland Regional Council
5. CDL’s Services Areas
Project
Management
Asset
Commercial
Management
Advisory
Transport Audit
Planning
Required
Urban
Service
Transport Compliance
Railway
Systems Safety
Mainline
Metro and
Railways Freight
Railways
6. Project Management
• Focused on management of
Business
Transformation • capital investment projects
Loss Organisational • business change projects
Control Change
• Projects involving Project
Management:
• Tube Lines – Station
Project Transition Modernisation Programme
Controls Management
Project • Bringing maintenance
Management in-house NR / LU
• Project Management - LU
PPP Periodic Reviews
Project Programme
Development Management
Change Interface Management of Business
Management Management
Management of Projects
Control of Projects
7. Projects involving
Project Management
• Tube Lines Station Modernisation Programme
• CDL Engineering Managers taking lead roles on +50% of stations
• Focus on effective assurance delivers programme efficiencies
• Challenging environment – design certainty central to success
• Bringing Maintenance in-house
• Clients: Network Rail / Tube Lines / Metronet
• Demanded both engineering and change management skills
• Produced significant commercial efficiencies and benefits
• London Underground PPP – Project Management of
• Metronet Extraordinary Review – 2007
• Tube Lines Periodic Review -2007/08
• OPPPA Cost Reference with Tube Lines in 2008.
8. Asset Management
• Focused on:
PAS 55
Advisory
• Optimising asset performance
• Gaining best whole life value
New System
Asset
& Process
Information
Development
Delivery
System • Projects Involving Asset
Management
• Heathrow Express – Technical
Advisor
Asset
Management • Hutchison Ports – Felixstowe
Asset
Information & System • Transport for London – East
Condition Improvement
Collection London Line
Review of
Whole Life
Existing
Analysis
Systems
9. Projects involving
Asset Management
• Heathrow Express
• 6 year commission advising on all aspects of rail asset maintenance
• Delivering continuous improvement in reliability and efficiency
• Responsible for Safety Acceptance of T5 track and electrification
• Hutchison Ports
• Review of asset management of port rail facilities
• Design and administration of new maintenance contract strategy
• Review of key operational risk areas
• East London Railway – Asset Engineer
• Residual assets not being upgraded as part of the ELL Project
• Design and administration of new maintenance contract strategy
• Asset protection responsibility
10. Audit
• Assuring clients that their
Quality Audits
investments, operations and
maintenance activities are being
delivered safely and to
Internal
Auditor
Quality
Management
specification
Training
• Projects on which Compliance,
Audit has played a key role
Audit &
• QMS Improvement – Pathology
Training
Services – Frimley Park
• LU – Assurance Manager to the Civil
Quality Engineering Department
Management Technical
System Audits
Training
• Tube Lines Audits - Track
Competency
Management
Systems
11. Projects involving
Audit
• QMS Improvement – Pathology Services – Frimley Park
• Focused on meeting Clinical Pathology Accreditation Standards
• Reduction of bureaucracy, improvement of operational control
• Communication and training to support implementation of change
• LU – Assurance Manager to the Civil Engineering Department
• Planning and management of Infraco surveillance visits
• Trend analysis & recommendations for performance improvement
• Track welding audits undertaken on behalf of LU and Infracos
• Tube Lines Audits - Track
• Safety & technical audits on 6 key areas
• Both Tube Lines and its supply chain
• Audits of both system design and system implementation
12. Compliance
Business
• Assuring clients that their
Excellence
investments, operations and
maintenance activities are being
delivered safely and to
specification
Environmental
Quality
Management
Management • Projects on which Compliance
Advice
has played a key role
• QMS Improvement – Pathology
Compliance
Services – Frimley Park
• LU – Assurance Manager to the Civil
Engineering Department
• Tube Lines Audits - Track
Competency Health and
Management Safety
Systems Management
13. Railway Safety
Safety
Management
• Helping clients maintain and
Systems
Development
improve the safety of their
railway operations and activities
• Projects on which Railway
Safety has played a key role
• Go-Ahead Safety audits
• Independent Assessor – Irish
Independent Railway Safety Audit Railway Safety Commission
Safety Audit
Safety
• Isle of Man – Railway Safety
Management System
Safety
Improvement
Programmes
14. Projects involving Railway Safety
• Go-Ahead – Safety Audits
• Three year programme across 3 franchises
• Integrated part of Annual Safety Report
• Includes planning for ISO 18001
• Irish Railway Safety Commission
• Independent Assessor for Heritage Railways
• Detailed review of Safety Cases
• Inspection of operations and facilities
• Isle of Man Railways
• Comprehensive Safety Review across railways
• Development of improvement plan
• Development of Safety Management System
15. Mainline & Freight Railways
Scheme
• Supporting clients in the
Planning maintenance, operation and
enhancement of their railway
networks
• Projects on which Mainline &
Freight Railways has played a
Mainline & key role
Operational & Design &
Technical
Planning
Freight Specification
Development
• Network Rail – Stafford Remodelling
Railways
• Commercial Estates – Manse Farm
Knaresborough
• DfT – West Anglia and Stansted
Business Case
Construction &
Commissioning
16. Projects involving
Mainline & Freight Railways
• Network Rail – Stafford Remodelling
• Engaged as the Scheme Development Manager
• Managed feasibility and outline design
• Backdrop of TWA and Corporate and Regulatory requirements
• Commercial Estates – Manse Farm, Knaresborough
• Engineering and operation study of new station
• Timetabling and journey time analysis
• Engineering feasibility of new station
• DfT – West Anglia and Stansted Business Case (2008)
• Investigation of infrastructure options for journey time improvement
• Support on Railsys Model Building
• Costing of options
17. Metro Railways
Scheme
Planning • Projects on which Metro
Railways has played a key role
• Metronet BCV Track Compliance
Recovery
• Multiplex – White City Development
• Metronet BCV – Friction
Management and Control
Operational &
Technical
Metro Design &
Specification
Planning Railways Development
Construction &
Commissioning
18. Projects involving
Metro Railways
• London Underground – Leadership - PPP Engineering Strategies
• LU own view for PPP review
• ‘Six Sigma’ process to assess signalling project risk
• Also covered track, rolling stock and L&E
• Metronet Rail – Assurance Engineer Waterloo and City Line
• Needed to deliver compliance in a demanding environment
• Key focus on competence of contractors’ personnel
• Responsible for agreeing concessions & temporary non compliances
• Tube Lines – Friction Management Control
• Defined process for successful friction management
• Developed and supported training programme for measurement and
lubrication
• Helped develop more productive relationship between Tube Lines
operatives and Equipment suppliers
19. Systems
• Focused on addressing the
Scheme
Planning systems challenges on rail and
light rail projects, to achieve
well integrated outcomes
• Projects on which Systems has
played a key role
• Manchester Metrolink – Systems
Operational & Design &
Technical Systems Specification Integration
Planning Development
• White City Development – Systems
Integration
• ARTA – Co-located Control Centre
Construction &
Commissioning
20. Projects involving Systems
• Manchester Metrolink – Systems Integration
• Integration of improvements and upgrades
• Key challenge is network wide line of sight operation
• Other changes to be integrated power upgrade and DDA compliance
• White City Development – Systems Integration
• New 10 road depot under development
• Two new stations and new depot connections to existing network
• Signalling, comms and M&E integration
• ARTA – Co-Located Control Centre
• Overall project management of investment and change programme
• Integrated signalling, station management and security management
• Integrated requirements of different organisations and stakeholders
21. Urban Transport
Scheme
• Focused on helping clients
Planning
develop, operate and maintain
their light rail systems safely and
efficiently
• Projects on which Urban
Transport has played a key role
• Technical Advisor on Edinburgh
Operational &
Technical
Urban Design &
Specification Tram
Planning Transport Development
• Acting Engineering Team leader
Manchester Metrolink
• Interim Bid Technical Manager
MetroExpress – Dublin Metro North
Construction &
Commissioning
22. Projects involving
Urban Transport
• Technical Advisor for Edinburgh Tram System
• Concept Design manager – system specification leader
• Helped develop overall implementation strategy
• Early timetabling option development
• Manchester Metrolink
• Acting Engineering Team Leader 2006 – 2008
• Systems Integration of upgrades and extensions
• Client side management of procurement of 8 new vehicles
• Metro Express - Dublin
• Interim Technical Manager of Bid Development
• Bid design management
• Support on issues such as SPV structure
23. Transport Planning
Revenue
Management
• Focused on helping railway
operators improve business
CAM -
Planning Timetable
performance
Model
• Projects on which Transport
Planning has played a key role:
• Arriva – Cross Country
Franchise Bid Support
Crowding -
Planning
Transport Fares and
Model Planning Ticketing • Chiltern
• London Underground - CAM
Yield -
Franchise
Planning
Bidding
Model
RTM
Planning
Model
24. Projects involving
Transport Planning
• Arriva Cross Country Franchise Bid
• Developed and managed Crowding Model
• Developed timetable for new route
• PM role for Ticketing System Implementation
• Chiltern Railways Revenue Analysis & Forecasting Model
• RFM flexible, easy-to-use yet powerful forecasting & analysis tool
• Compliant with DfT franchise modelling requirements
• Short to long-term revenue & journey forecasts – flow or ticket
• London Underground – Cost Aggregation Model
• A whole business long-term asset management costing tool
• Identifies spending profiles for a whole railway asset system
• Flexible input, flexible output
25. Commercial Advisory
Cost and
Commercial • Focused on helping clients
Management
efficiently implement their
Stakeholder
Procurement investment programmes
and Supply
Management
Chain
and Project
Sponsorship
Service
Delivery
• Projects on which commercial
Advisory has played a key role
• Network Rail – Operational Strategy
• ARTA – Organisation Restructuring
Commercial
Advisory • Rolling Stock Procurement Early
Contract and Advice – Transport Scotland
Value Facilitation
Management Mediatory
Services
Project
Audits, Due
Risk
Diligence and
Management
Forensic
Investigation
26. Projects involving
Commercial Advisory
• Auckland Rail Network Restructuring - ARTA
• Strategic support on operational strategy, commercial negotiation
• Contract management, due diligence, investment planning
• Organisational change, staff management and transition planning
• Network Rail – Operational Strategy Support
• Commercial, programming & risk management strategic support
• Work streams: Signalling Tech, Traffic Man Span of Control
• Complex stakeholder management
• Rolling Stock Procurement Early Advice – Transport Scotland
• Technical, operations, maintenance and commercial advice
• Advice on rolling stock cascade to support business case
• Advice on long term detailed technical and financial advisors
27. In Conclusion, we
• Focus on our clients needs
• We provide the Required Service
• Are able to deliver this through
• The breadth of the skills of our team
• A focus on working as an integrated team
• A willingness and ability to work with other
advisors to our clients
• Are equally able to:
• Lead and participate in major initiatives; and
• Undertake small specialist support roles
28. We provide
Bespoke, balanced,
efficient and effective support
solutions for our clients
Thank you
