Hannover is a boutique management consultancy firm specialising in end-to-end transport advisory.

We’re dedicated to helping our clients deliver integrated transport systems that keep the customer front and center through strategy, concept, and operation.

Our areas of expertise

Business Plans and Strategy

Develop a clear understanding of your transport needs and identify potential solutions to meet them.

Services Include:

  • Feasibility Studies
  • Business Case Development
  • Rail Operations Concepts

Data Analytics

Use data analytics and visualisation to bring key decisions upstream and launch an already optimised service.

Services Include:

  • Timetable Development
  • Resource Planning
  • Multi-modal Transport Integration

Project Management

Ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Services Include:

  • Project Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Contract Administration
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Agile Project Management

Service Planning and Operational Modeling

Optimise the performance of your transport systems.

Services Include:

  • Operational Readiness
  • Operational Modeling
  • Service Quality Analysis

Customer Research

Develop a deep understanding of passenger needs, pain points, and value drivers.

Services Include:

  • Passenger Profiling
  • Passenger Experience Journeys
  • Passenger Satisfaction

We’re focused on helping clients with tricky problems

Contact us if you need to…

Efficiently develop multimodal, customer-focused operations and maintenance strategies in complex operational environments.
Effectively manage complex stakeholder environments to obtain consensus or buy-in for technical solutions.
Make focused decisions in the face of multiple options and a sea of data.
Prepare for operations on complex, cross-functional, and high-profile programs and projects eg. timetable scheduling.

We are relentlessly outcomes focused

Gain confidence in achieving project objectives, deadlines and budgets
Ensure completion of design phase or submission
Secure approval of a business case
Get funding approval or move to the next step in your project's development
Grow understanding of your project's direction, progress and financial support

FAQs

What is Transport Advisory?

Transport advisory is a type of consultancy that provides expert advice and support to businesses operating in the transport and rail industry. Its goal is to help clients overcome operational challenges and achieve their objectives in a cost-effective and efficient manner. This includes a range of services, such as developing transport strategies, analysing data, ensuring operational readiness, and providing train timetable solutions.

Transport advisory firms work with clients to develop customised solutions tailored to their specific needs and goals. With their expertise and experience, they help clients navigate the complex and ever-changing transport and rail landscape, providing practical, actionable advice on achieving their objectives. Particularly valuable in the face of growing demand for transport services and the need for more efficient and sustainable solutions.

What do Rail Consultants do?

Rail consultants are industry experts who assist organisations in the rail industry by providing advice and support to overcome challenges and achieve cost-effective and efficient goals. Each firm’s service delivered differs.

As a boutique rail consulting business, Hannover Consulting can provide the following:

  • program strategy and project definition,
  • business case development,
  • options formulation and assessment,
  • rail service planning and operations,
  • operations modeling and simulation,
  • work package delivery and management,
  • stakeholder engagement and interface management
  • and technical writing and strategic communications.

By evaluating various options available, rail consultants provide recommendations for the best course of action based on data and information. They also play a vital role in ensuring project delivery on time and within budget. Rail consultants’ expertise helps organisations in the rail industry operate more efficiently and effectively.

What modes of transport do Hannover specialise in other than rail?

Originating in Sydney, Australia, a city with one of the most diverse multi-modal transport systems, Hannover Consulting’s offering caters to various modes of transportation. These include:

  • Urban transport, including public transit, buses, and taxis.
  • Multimodal transport, including the integration of different modes of transportation for efficient and sustainable
  • movement of people and goods
  • Rail sub-modes: light rail, heavy rail, freight.

Let’s build an alternate future