Consultant to support London Underground on upgrading its deepest tube lines

Consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff has won a major role on London Underground鈥檚 upgrade programme.

The firm has been appointed as Prime Systems Integrator Support Partner to oversee upgrades to the Piccadilly, Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo & City lines to improve reliability and customer experience.

The scope of the work includes systems integration management, requirements management, systems architectures, interface management and configuration management.

Darren Reed, head of rail UK/Europe for Parsons Brinckerhoff, said he was 鈥渄elighted鈥 to have won the job.

 He added: 鈥淭his investment represents a fantastic opportunity for the future transformation of the Underground, delivering the much needed extra service frequency and capacity for London鈥檚 visitors and residents.鈥