Siemens Rail Village
Goole, UK
Sectors
People
- Gurminder Sanghera
- Imran Zulfqar
- Andre Closel
project overview
A future-ready, advanced manufacturing masterplan
We designed the Siemens Rail Village, an advanced manufacturing masterplan that optimises rail production, assembly and commissioning processes on a single, strategically planned site.
Working in close partnership with Siemens, we established a phased industrial development strategy aligned with their operational requirements. Phase one (Siemens Mobility Train Manufacturing Facility) and phase two (Siemens Mobility Traction Drives UK and Ireland Facility) are now fully operational. Phase three, the Siemens Bogie Service Centre, is currently under construction. These rail manufacturing facilities establish a new UK benchmark, supporting the delivery of next-generation fleets, including the Piccadilly Line trains.
Our design reinforces Siemens’ Net Zero by 2050 commitment, through low-energy operational systems and healthy, people-centred industrial workplaces. Biophilic design principles and WELL Building standards shape environments that enhance wellbeing, comfort and productivity.
Located within the Humber Enterprise Zone, this £200 million investment delivers over 1,000 skilled engineering and manufacturing jobs, unlocking regional capabilities and creating lasting social and economic value.
This technically sophisticated, future-ready environment enables Siemens to expand as advanced manufacturing demand grows.
We are proud to have been involved with taking this monumental project from concept through to construction. This project will leave a longstanding legacy through the creation of skilled jobs, helping the local region to prosper and continually innovate through the operations that take place within the cutting-edge facilities.”
Gurminder Sanghera
Project Lead and Directorstakeholder engagement
Close collaboration creating technical efficiencies
Through close collaboration with Siemens, we shaped a highly efficient industrial masterplan with optimised productivity throughout. Site visits to European facilities and detailed adjacency mapping, informed a streamlined operational model.
Together with Siemens Mobility, Siemens Real Estate, Arup, GMI Construction and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, we delivered a successful hybrid planning application, providing the flexibility for a phased delivery while minimising disruption and managing long-term planning risk.
Our adaptable industrial architecture supports future expansion, ensuring all facilities can remain fully operational whilst new phases develop.
landscape design
A biodiversity-led strategy enhancing ecological value
sustainability
A flexible, future-proof and environmentally responsible approach
Sustainability is embedded throughout the masterplan. Innovative methods such as Virtual Reality (VR) modelling drove sustainable outcomes from concept to construction.
Whole Life Cycle Assessment (LCA One Click) and detailed embodied carbon assessments reduce environmental impact while supporting long-term operational efficiency. By consolidating manufacturing processes on one site, Siemens reduces outsourcing and lowers road freight mileage, supporting more sustainable logistics.
This state of the art rail manufacturing village also enhances the passenger experience, promoting greener, more reliable forms of transport.
local investment
Delivering long-term economic sustainability
Goole was identified as the best site for the development, given its size, relationship with existing rail infrastructure and strategic position within the Humber Investment Zone.
This project has created over 1,000 skilled jobs, with a further 250 during construction. This £200 million local investment strengthens Goole as a leading advanced manufacturing and engineering centre, generating lasting economic value and supporting the region’s continued growth.
key information
Project summary
Location
Goole, DN14 6XF
Client
Arup
Siemens Mobility
Completion
Ongoing
Value
£200m
Size
42 Hectares
Environmental
‘Spirit of BREEAM’ approach
Includes
Train manufacturing facility
Traction drive facility
Bogie service centre
Team
Meet the team behind the project
Gurminder Sanghera
Director, Architecture
Imran Zulfqar
Senior Architect
Andre Closel
Landscape Architect
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