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Scott Wilson Group plc
04 October 2007

4 October 2007





              SCOTT WILSON APPOINTED TO WAVERLEY RAILWAY PROJECT



Scott Wilson Group plc, the international consultancy offering integrated
professional services in the transportation, property, environment and natural
resources sectors, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by the
Scottish Borders Council as Engineering Advisor for the Waverley Railway
Project.



The value of the contract to Scott Wilson, with the inclusion of call-off
services, is expected to be up to £9 million over the duration of the project.
Waverley Railway is expected to be opened for service in the Winter of 2011.



The role of Engineering Advisor includes the provision of multi-disciplinary
design, requirements definition, reference design and construction supervision
and work starts immediately.

The Waverley Railway Project is a 47km rail link from the existing Edinburgh
Crossrail scheme at Newcraighall to Tweedbank in the Central Borders and
includes seven new stations. The line will serve a combined population
approaching 200,000 in the Scottish Borders and Midlothian, two of only three
mainland areas in Scotland not currently served by a passenger railway. It will
provide an effective public transport link to enable residents of these areas
access to important employment, education, health and leisure opportunities.

The Waverley Railway Project is managed by a partnership comprising Scottish
Borders Council, Midlothian Council, City of Edinburgh Council and Transport
Scotland. As Engineering Advisor, Scott Wilson is one of a number of Specialist
Advisors involved in the scheme.

Geoff French, Scott Wilson Chairman, comments, "We are pleased to be awarded
this contract win which reaffirms our reputation for delivering major
multi-disciplinary rail projects. We look forward to contributing to this
project and working closely with the partnership."

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For further information please contact:


Scott Wilson Group plc                                   www.scottwilson.com
Lak Siriwardene, Head of Communications                         07824 311762

Financial Dynamics
Charlie Armitstead                                             020 7269 7291



Scott Wilson Group plc



Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 5,500 members of staff globally, provides
sustainable, integrated solutions to meet the planning, engineering, management
and environmental needs of clients across the transportation, property,
environment and natural resources market sectors.

The Group has doubled in size over the past few years and from its UK
headquarters currently controls a worldwide network of offices in some 80
locations, of which over 40 are in the UK. The main international centres are
located in China, Hong Kong, India, SE Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and
Southern Africa.

Considerable progress has been made over the past year with a significant number
of high profile contract wins. These include the East London Line, Airdrie
Bathgate Rail Link, London Crossrail, Three Counties Alliance, Combe Down Mine
Stabilisation, Bahrain Islands Developments, and the Ionian Motorway in Greece.



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