Expert insights on issues that transform business, increase sustainability and improve lives
Here’s a snapshot of what we’re thinking about. Explore these highlights or view the full library to dive deeper into the ideas shaping our work.
Meet some of our passionate problem-solvers, constructive creatives and inspiring innovators
Join us for a programme of networking events designed to connect rail leaders, share regional insights and spark new conversations across the industry.
USA afternoon networking session
Tuesday 22 September | 16:00 - 17:30
Connect with America's rail community and Mott MacDonald regional senior leaders, hear about regional project stories and enjoy American snacks and drinks.
Australia breakfast networking session
Wednesday 23 September | 10:30 - 12:00
Connect with Australasia's rail community and Mott MacDonald regional senior leaders, hear about regional project stories and enjoy an Australian themed snacks.
Mott MacDonald and client drinks reception
Wednesday 23 September | 16:00 - 17:30
Join senior rail leaders from Mott MacDonald and across the industry for an evening of networking, insight and conversation.
UK breakfast networking session
Thursday 24 September | 10:30 - 12:00
Connect with the UK's rail community and Mott MacDonald regional senior leaders, hear about regional project stories and enjoy UK themed snacks.
Register for our on stand drinks reception and meet our rail senior leaders throughout InnoTrans 2026:
How are rail organisations responding to the industry's biggest challenges? See how your perspective compares across regions, disciplines and roles.
Great British Railways presents a once‑in‑a‑generation opportunity to improve rail safety by bringing track, train and operations together into a more unified, passenger‑focused system.
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.
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Westmorland and Furness Council to design the concept masterplan for the Windermere rail station area, creating a transformational welcome to the Lake District.
The first trains have now crossed the new Clifton railway bridge near Penrith in Cumbria, marking the completion of one of the most complex rail-over-motorway bridge replacements undertaken in the UK.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Transforming rail asset management in Northern Ireland
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