United Kingdom

Being a consultancy that originated in the UK FCP has undertaken substantial work in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We can count amongst our clients not only major private transport groups like Arriva, First Group, GoAhead, Keolis, Laing Rail, National Express, Serco Integrated Transport and Stagecoach, but also those operating in the public or not for profit sectors including London Underground Limited, Network Rail, Transrail and South Eastern Trains as well as with umbrella representative organisations such as the Association of Train Operating Companies. We have also advised Banks and financial investors in rail in the UK.

Within and outside of these groups we have also provided support to many individual train operating companies including Anglia Railways, Arriva Trains Wales, c2c, Eurostar, Great Eastern, Southeastern, Thameslink, South West Trains, Chiltern Railways, Crossrail, Hull Trains, Great Western, GNER, Northern, Central Trains, Northern Ireland Railways and VS Orient Express Limited.

In addition we have worked for all the major public authorities that have responsibility for railway strategy and regulation including the Department for Transport, the former Strategic Rail Authority, Transport for London, Merseytravel, Nexus, Transport Scotland and the Office of Rail Regulation.

First Class Partnerships provides strategic, commercial, operations, engineering and infrastructure rail consultancy and advice to leading rail companies, investors in rail, governments and regulators around the globe.