Amey Consulting has secured a three-year term on Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) £88m professional services framework
Amey Consulting wants to harness green technology, including the use of hybrid technology to help TfGM reduce CO2 emissions, as well as investing in digital connectivity to provide passengers with electronic ticketing systems for seamless journeys.
Amey has proposed several exciting innovations to drive performance improvement across transport in the North West.
Amey Consulting will target local graduates through its Railway Engineering degree apprenticeship scheme and partner with social enterprises to hire ex-armed forces personnel.
This builds upon Amey Consulting’s existing commitment to Greater Manchester, as the current operators and maintainers of Manchester Metrolink, with Keolis, and as having also been appointed to TfGM’s 2016 framework.
Among the proposals is utilising Quartz, Amey Consulting’s data science application, currently used by Network Rail.
Quartz uses to-the-second train movement data to understand station performance, identify the causes of delays, and devise targeted actions to drive efficiency.
Investing in the workforce
Alex Gilbert, managing director, Amey Consulting said: “We are delighted to have been appointed to the professional services framework.
“Our extensive operational, asset management and consulting expertise makes us uniquely placed to support clients in achieving performance improvements that benefit the people of Greater Manchester and beyond.
“We are also committed to delivering these works with local teams, further investing in the highly skilled workforce of the North West and unlocking opportunities for people and small businesses.
“Amey Consulting will offer TfGM an innovative approach to sustainable growth. Using data science and the latest technology to provide an efficient, economical and sustainable transport system for all.”
