Transport Sector

Our team have strong technical experience in vehicle tunnels, light rail transit, metros and regional rail. Our team members have a proven track record of major rail project delivery across multiple regions. Fire safety plays a critical role in transportation infrastructure, key fire specific considerations include:

  • Rolling stock and vehicle fire sizes
  • Passenger ridership assessments and forecasting
  • Cross passages and intervention shafts
  • Tunnel diameters (walkway and exhaust ductwork can heavily influence this)
  • Smoke management systems
  • Fire suppression systems
  • Compliance with international codes such as NFPA 130, NFPA 502 and Technical Standards for Interoperability
  • Fire performance of tunnel linings
  • Fire engineering strategy development for construction clarity
  • Developing fire steering committees for successful delivery of fire safety from concept to completion
  • Emergency Management and Operator Readiness

Latest Projects

Joule Group has worked on numerous transport projects across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, and our team are deeply familiar with the complex fire safety challenges they present. Find out more about some of our recent projects below:

Major Utility Tunnel Project

Joule Group was appointed to support the delivery of a major underground infrastructure project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The scheme involved the development of multiple utility tunnels forming part of a large-scale strategic development, designed to accommodate critical services including water, power and communications infrastructure.

Working within a fast-paced and complex project environment, Joule Group provided specialist fire and life safety consultancy alongside property protection advisory services to help safeguard these critical assets. Our team worked closely with the wider design team through concept design development, supporting the review and coordination of fire and life safety provisions to ensure a robust and practical design approach.

The project underwent extensive internal and external review processes, with Joule Group providing technical input to support the successful progression of the concept design phase and its subsequent advancement into procurement and detailed design.

Key Services: Specialist Fire Strategy, Egress Analysis, Design Review, Infrastructure Advisory, Fire Protection Systems Advisory

The rail sector is evolving rapidly, with increasingly complex systems and operational demands. It's exciting to work on projects where our role is not only to achieve compliance, but to help deliver practical, efficient and future-ready fire safety solutions that protect both lives and critical infrastructure.

- David Black, Director - Middle East

From complex transport interchanges to critical infrastructure assets, every project brings unique challenges. Our role is to ensure fire safety underpins every key design decision, helping create safer, more resilient environments while maintaining operational efficiency and long-term value.

- John Noone, CEO - Ireland 

Insights from our team

At Joule Group, our highly skilled engineers are privileged to find themselves working at the pinnacle of innovation in the protection of rail, tunnels, metros and transport infrastructure. Read some of our latest thought leadership content on the sector:

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