Industry structure
Event at the Science Museum, London in 2013 to mark 50 years since the Beeching Report. In 2020 the Williams report is unlikely to see the light of day.
The introduction of Emergency Measures Agreements offers the opportunity for the government to quickly devolve control of city region services to the Sub National Transport Bodies such as Transport for the North, managed through concessions. By bringing decision making closer to users, the railway will be better able to meet the needs of its customers.
The DfT must also take the opportunity to dramatically improve the cost efficiency of operating, maintaining and enhancing the railway, and move forward on the Market–Led Proposals that have been submitted for expanding the rail network.
Emergency Recovery
Published At: Tue 22 of Sep, 2020 17:24 BST - (245 Reads)|
A briefing by Ian Brown, Railfuture Policy Director, on the Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements (ERMAs) with the train operators announced by the Department for Transport on 21 September 2020. Rail services are essential to connect people to work, education and a social life. Photo of Liverpool Street station by Rail Delivery Group.
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Decision time
Published At: Tue 03 of Dec, 2019 17:16 GMT - (2891 Reads)|
The snap general election is with us as expected and we have to wait until afterwards to find out what the recommendations of the Williams and Oakervee reviews of franchising and HS2 will be – as amended to make them acceptable to the new government. Enter our competition to propose a new name for HS2 which will capture the public imagination. Image HS2 Ltd.
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Multifranchise disservice
Published At: Sun 10 of Mar, 2019 12:29 GMT - (3311 Reads)|
In the first of a series focusing on individual topics raised by the Railfuture response to the Williams review, South East Northumberland Rail User Group (SENRUG) chair Dennis Fancett highlights the lack of a coordinated timetable on routes served by multiple train operators. Arriva Cross Country and East Coast (now LNER) trains at Newcastle Central - photo by Russel Wills reproduced under Creative Commons.
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Williams Rail Review
Published At: Fri 18 of Jan, 2019 13:43 GMT - (5242 Reads)|
Railfuture has submitted its initial response to the Williams Rail Review, with the theme of incentivising the rail industry to work efficiently on behalf of its customers. These passengers at Euston want to feel that the industry cares for them, and that disruption is a rarity rather than the norm. Photo Network Rail.
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Blueprint for the North
Published At: Fri 11 of Jan, 2019 13:22 GMT - (5685 Reads)
The initial strategic challengeRailfuture Policy Director Ian Brown contends that rail cannot make any meaningful contribution to growing the North’s economy, or even realise the benefits of new rolling stock and services about to be delivered, without investment in core routes and core stations to enable a further doubling of journeys over the next 15 years. Crowds on the only two through platforms at Manchester Piccadilly demonstrate the need for investment in extra capacity linking Chester, Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, Sheffield, Bradford, Leeds and Hull – photo by Maria Whelan, from Twitter. |
The 2018 Rail Review
Published At: Wed 31 of Oct, 2018 13:51 GMT - (4409 Reads)|
The Rail Review – what are the facts? A briefing by Ian Brown CBE FCILT, Railfuture Policy Director, on the Rail Review announced by Chris Grayling on 20 September 2018. Image: DfT.
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Never-never railways
Published At: Wed 28 of Dec, 2016 18:34 GMT - (11088 Reads)|
Investment in new rail infrastructure is essential to provide extra capacity to deal with increasing passenger numbers and promote economic growth. However Network Rail has maxed out its capacity and budget for rail enhancements because the lack of skilled and experienced rail engineers has driven up NR costs, so the government is looking for innovative ways to finance, resource and share risk on more new rail infrastructure projects than Network Rail can handle. The government has given East West Rail the green light, whilst two other potential privately-financed projects, Heathrow Southern Railway and London and Southern Counties Railway, are also vying for government attention.
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