The three Rs: Rail, Regeneration, Responsibility

Rail reform, devolution and integration are crucial to delivering the recently revised Social Value Model, as Lucy Prior, Octavius’ Business Development Lead for Rail explains We recently saw Andy Burnham become Prime Minister. As a result, regional leaders are poised to accept heightened powers through the deepening of devolution. Even more recently the Social Value […]

Lawrence Hill Step-Free Access: Supporting the devolved transport agenda

The Lawrence Hill Step-Free Access project will make a busy suburban Bristol station accessible for users with mobility challenges and easier to navigate for rail users with children, heavy luggage or shopping. The design/build project, delivered by Octavius, sees a new lift providing step-free access to platform 2 for the first time. A new deck […]

Forging multi-modal connections for Manchester’s North East Gateway

Manchester’s Victoria North East Gateway sits at the centre of one of the most ambitious urban mobility programmes in the country. As a flagship element of Transport for Greater Manchester’s Bee Network, the project weaves together new walking routes, dedicated cycling infrastructure and upgraded streets across four key corridors into the city – creating a single, […]