The
timetable is fundamental to almost every aspect of a railway
operation or project. It defines (or is defined by) the
infrastructure functionality and sets the operations costs for crew,
rolling stock leasing and maintenance, track access and performance
regimes. Most important of all, it is the basis of the railway’s
offer to the public, and so determines the revenue that will be
captured, forming an essential input to demand
forecasting.
Whether
for feasibility studies or as a
contribution to a functioning railway, FCP is skilled in defining and
compiling timetables and the associated resources programmes.
Often
the key issue in acceptance of a timetable is its robustness, in
which case we can offer specification and management of performance
modelling studies to support the eventual decision-making.
Our
capabilities have been used on project
development, operations costing and access bidding.
