Rail
McNicholas offers a multi-disciplinary railway capability with a proven track record of delivering safely, on time and within budget. Its rail expertise encompasses design, project management, telecommunications, heavy power, civil engineering, M&E, CIS/CCTV/PA, lineside structures, routeworks and cabling.
The company has a broad client base in the railway industry including Network Rail, London Underground and Tubelines, as well as undertaking specialist works for other major contractors such as Balfour Beatty and Carillion.
This breadth of experience and expertise has earned McNicholas its reputation as a reliable national force in the railway sector, providing innovative solutions to meet the requirements of today’s expanding rail network. The company holds a Network Rail approved Principle Contractors Licence, Rail Plant Operating Company Licence and full Link-Up accreditation, allowing it to undertake all types of operational rail works.
Its in-house design function provides a full turnkey civil and structural service along with a specialist electrical design capability. Availability of this function ensures project interfaces are minimised and drives value engineering and innovation through every project from the outset.
Coupling this design capability with an understanding of buildability, project management, railway infrastructure experience and having a culture of striving for continuous improvement, allows McNicholas to deliver a robust and reliable construction solution.
The dual strength of design and implementation capability has been instrumental in allowing the company to secure major packages of works on high profile projects such as the modernisation of the West Coast Mainline Route. Additionally it is also a major framework contractor for Network Rail, delivering extensive portfolios of works on the Fixed Telcom Network programme and the MP&I electrification and plant portfolio.
