Plain-English guides to the parts of a rail-adjacent scheme that catch people out. Written for the person running the project, not for other consultants.
A Basic Asset Protection Agreement is the mechanism Network Rail uses to review third-party works that could affect the railway. Here is what it covers, how it differs from a full APA, and when a scheme is likely to need one.
CDM 2015 applies to a rail-adjacent scheme exactly as it applies to any other. What changes is the risk — and a construction phase plan that does not deal with the railway interface will not survive contact with Network Rail.
Rail interface advice is cheap at feasibility and expensive after planning consent. This is a practical look at the points in a scheme where involving a rail consultant changes the outcome, and the points where it only limits the damage.
If your works sit near the railway, the cheapest conversation is the early one. Tell us where the site is and what the works involve, and we will tell you what the interface looks like.
