The Hub were commissioned by Beacon Rail in May 2025 to undertake commercial due diligence on its 100% acquisition of Eversholt Rail Group (ERG), one of the UK’s three original ROSCOs. The transaction, announced on…
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Commercial Due Diligence Advisor On The Sale Of Corelink
Corelink Rail Infrastructure Ltd commissioned The Hub to conduct commercial due diligence on the sale of their fleet comprising 324 Alstom Class 730 Aventra EMU and 80 CAF Class 196 DMU cars leased to operator…
Demand And Revenue Modelling For Major Fleet Investment In Ireland
The Hub – Transport Advisory partnered with PwC to support Irish Rail and Translink in developing the investment business case for new rolling stock for the Enterprise cross-border rail service between Belfast and Dublin. We built a…
Commercial Due Diligence Advisor For Procurement Of New Fleet in Germany
Rock Rail commissioned The Hub to conduct commercial due diligence on the acquisition of a fleet of 16 x 3-car and 19 x 4-car Siemens Mireo EMUs. The trains will be leased to DB Regio,…
Supporting GTS In Elizabeth Line Mobilisation
On 25 May 2025, GTS Rail Operations Limited (a joint venture between Go Ahead, Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation) took over the operation of the Elizabeth line. Colleagues at The Hub have supported GTS in…
The Hub announces senior strategic appointments
The Hub – Transport Advisory has made two senior appointments marking a transformative moment as a leading UK-based transport consultancy. These appointments grow and diversify the business and give us a mandate to expand into…
Breaking barriers: How Southeastern is driving change for women in the rail industry
As we approach International Women’s Day 2025, its great to see Southeastern Railway leading the charge in empowering women in the rail industry with a range of initiatives, including a bespoke group coaching programme for…
New rolling stock financing for Germany – Transaction Due Diligence Advisor
We were commissioned by Rock Rail to undertake commercial due diligence on the acquisition of a fleet of 31 x 6-car Altom Talent 3 Plus Electrical Multiple Units (EMUs) in 2024. The fleet was to…
GTS’s bid to operate the Elizabeth Line concession wins!
In collaboration with partners Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation, Go-Ahead Group will operate the contract from May 2025, which will run for 7 years. Tom Dunn, The Hub’s engagement lead, said “Congratulations to The Go-Ahead…
Department for Transport – STARThree, Operator of Last Resort Technical Advisors
The Hub – Transport Advisory, North Star Consultancy Limited and Journey4 (‘we’) are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a five-year contract with the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom for advisory to…