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Mott MacDonald will help Transport for London (TfL) drive forward its vision to be a strong, green heartbeat for the city, following its appointment to the land referencing lot of the Property Development and Consultancy Framework. The framework provides multiple services to TfL, Places for London and the Greater London Authority and will also be made available for London Boroughs to use.
Land referencing plays a vital part in the development of infrastructure and regeneration in London. Mott MacDonald will be providing a range of services through its land consultancy team, including identifying people and organisations that have a legal interest in property or land which may be affected by the development of a project.
TfL is one of the world's largest urban transport organisations and has direct control or influence over transport facilities or services for nearly eight million customers, making almost 21 million journeys every day. It is also one of London’s largest landowners, with over 5,500 acres of land that are managed by TfL’s property arm, Places for London.
Gerard Fitzpatrick, Mott MacDonald client director for TfL, said: “TfL has recognised that our exceptional capability, knowledge and digital solutions offer the added value it needs to deliver its vision for the city.
“TfL’s ambitions are founded on values that align with Mott MacDonald and its purpose, to use our expertise for the benefit of our clients and the communities they serve. We’ve created a specialist team to work closely with TfL providing the very best of our technical capabilities with a clear focus on delivering the social outcomes that are so important.”
The contract is for an initial duration of two years.
As the industry prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of rail in the UK, Tony looks back over his career in the sector and sets out his vision for the future too.
Rail geek. Role model. Mother. Mott MacDonald rail director Suzanne Mathieson is all three in equal measure and each have shaped her rail career, while also driving her to deliver greater impact too.
Creating the right working culture and capabilities on London’s Elizabeth line before, during and after it went into operation has been recognised with a prestigious new award from the Institute of Asset Management.
By enhancing connectivity, rail networks unlock the potential for regional development, improve quality of life, and promote sustainable practices.
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Iarnród Éireann to lead the CONNECT rail project, an ambitious national programme set to transform Ireland’s intercity rail network and accelerate the country’s transition to net zero.
An enormous boring machine being used to dig HS2’s Birmingham approach tunnels has broken through, marking the completion of major tunnel excavation between London’s Old Oak Common and the West Midlands.
The three-year partnership will support London St. Pancras Highspeed in delivering its long-term vision to be the most sustainable transport option across the UK and Europe and the world’s leading high-speed rail experience.
HS2 has completed a major river enhancement in Warwickshire, which at 749m is the most significant realignment of a natural river on the project.
HS2’s giant tunnelling machine Mary Ann broke through on 9 May 2025, marking the end of her mission to excavate the first bore of what will soon become the longest railway tunnel in the West Midlands.
Mott MacDonald is providing consultancy services for two critical elements of the case for investment for Clyde Metro, following its appointment to Stage 2 by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) in collaboration with Glasgow City Council on behalf of the Glasgow City Region.
The milestone appointment will support the transformation of the North of England’s economy by providing efficient rail connectivity between the region’s economic centres.
Plans for East West Rail (EWR) — which will connect Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge — continue to progress at pace after the government committed to delivering the railway in full in the Autumn Budget.
Suzanne Mathieson, rail director at Mott MacDonald, has been selected by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Steve Rotheram, Liverpool City Region Mayor, to join them on the new Liverpool-Manchester Railway Partnership Board (LMRPB).
Focus on place-making, accessibility and economic drivers means that the new Liverpool Baltic station, which is expected to start construction this year, will be much more than just a new stop on a railway line.
Mott MacDonald has provided land advisory solutions critical to progressing work on the new Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C nuclear power stations that will supply reliable low carbon electricity to around 12M homes.
SWR originally approached our nature services team for support with mapping sensitive ecological receptors on the network for efficient planning of routine railway verge maintenance