Transforming tomorrow’s infrastructure today

Rock provides innovative financing solutions and asset management services for rolling stock and zero emission buses, transforming rail and road travel for passengers, delivering public sector value and supporting sustainable transport.

Rolling Stock

Rock Rail has led £3 billion of investment into new, state-of-the-art fleets. It works with leading rail industry participants to drive better procurement solutions in many markets around the world including the UK, mainland Europe and Australia.

Zero Emission Bus

Rock Road supports bus operators, councils and Government in meeting decarbonisation targets while managing an industry shift towards ‘reregulation’.

Asset Management

Rock’s asset management business operates alongside its origination activities and provides expert asset management services across all stages of fleet design, construction and ongoing operation.

replacing over

400

diesel vehicles

Rock Rail Fleets

Our new fleets are contributing to the UK’s drive towards removing all diesel-only trains by 2040 and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

replacing

diesel buses

Rock Road Fleets

Our zero emission bus fleets are accelerating the UK’s transition to a zero emission bus network.

replacing

40yr+

aged trains

Rock Rail Moorgate

Our modern electric fleet replaced the oldest electric trains in operation on mainland Britain’s rail network.

60%

CO2 reduction

Rock Rail West Coast

Our new Intercity trains for the West Coast Partnership franchise will be greener and quieter than the diesel trains they replace.

Latest News and Features

Rock Road

08.04.24

Rock Rail, UK Infrastructure Bank and Aviva launch £100m funding platform to support ‘Rock Road’ in accelerating the UK’s transition to a zero emission bus network

Rock Road offers a finance solution for UK bus operators and public transport authorities to decarbonise their fleet, while minimising capital outlay and outsourcing key ownership risks around residual value and battery replacement. The Rock Road platform, owned by Rock Rail and Aviva, has already signed its first deal to fund 60 battery-electric buses that will be leased to The Go-Ahead Group and deployed on routes throughout London, reducing carbon emissions and improving air quality across the capital.

Rock Group

07.03.24

Rock Group appoints PwC infrastructure veteran, Charles Johnson-Ferguson, as new Chief Financial Officer

Johnson-Ferguson is a chartered accountant and brings to Rock 23 years’ experience of advising on infrastructure transactions. He succeeds Jo Shepherd who will be retiring from the business after 6 years to pursue other interests but will remain in a supporting role on a consultancy basis.