Night Tube opens on Northern Line!

This Friday 18th November the Night Tube launches on the Northern Line, joining the Central, Jubilee and Victoria line in operating 24-hour services on Fridays and Saturdays. The Piccadilly Line will also operate a Night Tube from 16th December. Volterra produced a report for TfL and London First in 2014 assessing the scheme’s impact on the night-time […]

Volterra part of Arriva’s successful rail franchise bid team

The government announced today that it intends to award the Northern rail franchise to Arriva Rail North Ltd. This will see a transformation of rail travel in the North through a £1bn investment programme. Volterra provided ongoing economics support to Arriva throughout the bidding process. This included a comprehensive ‘backcasting’ review where we examined the […]

Volterra in the news: ‘unions are standing against progress’

Jo Valentine, Chief Executive of London First, spoke out against last weeks tube strike stating that by striking against the Night Tube ‘unions are standing against progress’. In an article for City AM Jo Valentine discussed the need for London to remain competitive on the global stage and refers to Volterra’s report for TfL in […]

500 additional FTE jobs and over 1,200 new homes at Cherry Park development

Volterra recently supported Westfield’s application to build a mixed commercial and residential scheme at Cherry Park. The proposed scheme is to the south of Westfield shopping centre in Stratford and adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, falling within the London Legacy Development Corporation area (LLDC). The scheme comprises of retail and flexible commercial floorspace […]