Our Approach

Our Mission

To transform the provision of rail services for the benefit of passengers, national economies, local communities and institutional investors

The team has a wealth of rail and finance industry experience and has proven its ability to win and successfully deliver complex projects. We are pragmatic, dynamic and passionate about innovation and are working on many transformative rail projects worldwide.

Our independence as a developer allows us the freedom and flexibility to drive positive change in the rail industry, through delivering new rolling stock to improve passenger experience, enhancing infrastructure to deliver operational benefits and promoting greener alternatives to make railways even more sustainable.

We take an innovative, long-term view to funding rolling stock and rail infrastructure, working collaboratively to bring together the interests of the public sector, suppliers, operators, infrastructure managers and institutional investors.

Our own equity investment in the projects we develop and our provision of asset management services for these, also ensures a long-term alignment of interests with our institutional investor partners.

The Rock Way

The Rock Way captures the values that help define our behaviour both within our own team and with our external partners. These values support our vision ‘to be the most respected rail investor, developer and asset manager’ and help guide decisions and behaviours that move us towards achieving it.

Ambitious
ENERGY
Utmost
INTEGRITY
Genuine
RESPECT
Total
PROFESSIONALISM
Positive
COLLABORATION
Purposeful
CREATIVITY

Ambitious ENERGY

Rock is about...

being dynamic, upbeat, enthusiastic, and a smart disruptor.

Utmost INTEGRITY

Rock is about...

doing the right thing consistently. It’s about having strong moral principles and professional standards, and being trustworthy and honest in all we do and say to ourselves, to others and to society.

Genuine RESPECT

Rock is about...

recognising and valuing all contributions and actively seeking to understand and recognise the impact of our behaviour on others.

Total PROFESSIONALISM

Rock is about...

being expert, reliable and trustworthy, and being respectful and courteous to others.

Positive COLLABORATION

Rock is about...

a team. It’s about working effectively and inclusively both internally and externally with our partners.

Purposeful CREATIVITY

Rock is about...

wonderfully disrupting the market and challenging the norm where doing so can add value.

Rock created an environment of positivity, momentum and passion in driving the financing deal through several complexities and issues.
Robert Stansfeld, Corporate Finance Director, Abellio Group
Stadler have found their innovative approach to the market to be both refreshing and eminently practical.
Ralf Warwel, UK Head of Sales, Stadler Rail
Rock apply a “never rest” mentality to their business and a real determination to challenge industry norms and deliver positive outcomes.
Sinead Walshe, Associate Director Infrastructure Debt Fund, Aviva Investors
Only if you have strong integrity can you succeed within the UK rail market and win the trust of key stakeholders such as the Train Operating Companies, Rolling Stock manufacturers and the Department of Transport.
Darryl Murphy, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Aviva Investors
We totally respect and trust Rock's integrity to do the absolute best for their customers and we have experienced this first hand in the relationship with the partners in the East Anglia transaction
Ralf Warwel, UK Head of Sales, Stadler Rail
Rock displays collaboration and respect in its dealings, we saw this to good effect on the South Western transaction.
Des McKeon, Commercial Director UK, Bombardier Transportation
In our experience, Rock has always acted with utmost professionalism and integrity to ensure that their partners receive a fair deal.
David Rose, Director – Head of Advisory, Operis
Rock have a strong winning mentality and are great to work with because they are passionate, decisive and extremely professional.
Neale Marvin, Managing Director, DC Advisory
Rock’s leadership team are strong across all the key facets of infrastructure delivery, legal, commercial and financial.  They act as one coherent group demonstrating huge energy and commitment to every project bid and have a must win mentality.
Sinead Walshe, Associate Director Infrastructure Debt Fund, Aviva Investors
We developed a strong separate relationship with Rock so we could understand each other’s key priorities and business models.
Des McKeon, Commercial Director UK, Bombardier Transportation
Rock brought unparalleled expertise and knowledge in navigating the complexities of public private partnerships and a unique perspective and innovative solutions to deliver a successful outcome for all stakeholders.
Andrew Naismith, Managing Director, CAE Aircrew Training Services
Rock have done a brilliant job of building strong, effective and long-lasting partnerships to deliver successful outcomes. Successful partnerships have been achieved across the piste with co-investors, with funders, with TOCs, with train manufactures, with Network Rail and DfT.
Darryl Murphy, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Aviva Investors
Rock’s innovative and positive, fresh approach to the rail market is providing value to many elements of the value chain.
Des McKeon, Commercial Director UK, Bombardier Transportation
We have been particularly impressed with Rock's refusal to accept problems as insurmountable and their ability to anticipate potential issues and come up with a solution before their clients or funders have even realised that an issue exists.
David Rose, Director – Head of Advisory, Operis
Rock have applied fresh thinking to the UK rolling stock market in a very effective manner.
Darryl Murphy, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Aviva Investors
Rock have successfully challenged the status quo of Rosco’s as the sole funding source for UK rolling stock, entered the market and delivered enhanced value to the passenger.
Sinead Walshe, Associate Director Infrastructure Debt Fund, Aviva Investors

Purposeful CREATIVITY

Rock is about...

wonderfully disrupting the market and challenging the norm where doing so can add value.

Rock’s innovative and positive, fresh approach to the rail market is providing value to many elements of the value chain.
Des McKeon, Commercial Director UK, Bombardier Transportation
We have been particularly impressed with Rock's refusal to accept problems as insurmountable and their ability to anticipate potential issues and come up with a solution before their clients or funders have even realised that an issue exists.
David Rose, Director – Head of Advisory, Operis
Rock have applied fresh thinking to the UK rolling stock market in a very effective manner.
Darryl Murphy, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Aviva Investors
Rock have successfully challenged the status quo of Rosco’s as the sole funding source for UK rolling stock, entered the market and delivered enhanced value to the passenger.
Sinead Walshe, Associate Director Infrastructure Debt Fund, Aviva Investors

Positive COLLABORATION

Rock is about...

a team. It’s about working effectively and inclusively both internally and externally with our partners.

We developed a strong separate relationship with Rock so we could understand each other’s key priorities and business models.
Des McKeon, Commercial Director UK, Bombardier Transportation
Rock brought unparalleled expertise and knowledge in navigating the complexities of public private partnerships and a unique perspective and innovative solutions to deliver a successful outcome for all stakeholders.
Andrew Naismith, Managing Director, CAE Aircrew Training Services
Rock have done a brilliant job of building strong, effective and long-lasting partnerships to deliver successful outcomes.  Successful partnerships have been achieved across the piste with co-investors, with funders, with TOCs, with train manufactures, with Network Rail and DfT.
Darryl Murphy, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Aviva Investors

Total PROFESSIONALISM

Rock is about...

being expert, reliable and trustworthy, and being respectful and courteous to others.

In our experience, Rock has always acted with utmost professionalism and integrity to ensure that their partners receive a fair deal.
David Rose, Director – Head of Advisory, Operis
Rock have a strong winning mentality and are great to work with because they are passionate, decisive and extremely professional.
Neale Marvin, Managing Director, DC Advisory
Rock’s leadership team are strong across all the key facets of infrastructure delivery, legal, commercial and financial.  They act as one coherent group demonstrating huge energy and commitment to every project bid and have a must win mentality.
Sinead Walshe, Associate Director Infrastructure Debt Fund, Aviva Investors

Genuine RESPECT

Rock is about...

recognising and valuing all contributions and actively seeking to understand and recognise the impact of our behaviour on others.

Rock displays collaboration and respect in its dealings, we saw this to good effect on the South Western transaction
Des McKeon, Commercial Director UK, Bombardier Transportation

Utmost INTEGRITY

Rock is about...

doing the right thing consistently. It’s about having strong moral principles and professional standards, and being trustworthy and honest in all we do and say to ourselves, to others and to society.

We totally respect and trust Rock's integrity to do the absolute best for their customers and we have experienced this first hand in the relationship with the partners in the East Anglia transaction
Ralf Warwel, UK Head of Sales, Stadler Rail
Only if you have strong integrity can you succeed within the UK rail market and win the trust of key stakeholders such as the Train Operating Companies, Rolling Stock manufacturers and the Department of Transport.
Darryl Murphy, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Aviva Investors

Ambitious ENERGY

Rock is about...

being dynamic, upbeat, enthusiastic, and a smart disruptor.

Rock created an environment of positivity, momentum and passion in driving the financing deal through several complexities and issues.
Robert Stansfeld, Corporate Finance Director, Abellio Group
Stadler have found their innovative approach to the market to be both refreshing and eminently practical.
Ralf Warwel, UK Head of Sales, Stadler Rail
Rock apply a “never rest” mentality to their business and a real determination to challenge industry norms and deliver positive outcomes.
Sinead Walshe, Associate Director Infrastructure Debt Fund, Aviva Investors