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Planning Ahead: Control Period 5 and Beyond - Britains railway from 2014

Document Summary

A joint paper by NR, ATOC and RFOA on the challenges and proposals for control period 5 (CP5).

This document was published on 28th May 2009 by Network Rail.

It was written by Network Rail, Association of Train Operating Companies, Rail Freight Operators Association.

The original document format was PDF File, and comprised 20 pages.The original document can be found here.

This document was kindly sourced from Network Rail and is in our Strategy documents collection. It was added to the Archive on 2nd June 2009.

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This document is © Network Rail.

"Britain's railway is more popular than it has ever been. More punctual than at any time since records began. Safer than any other form of transport. And it is one of the lowest carbon forms of transport. Over the next five years (2009-2014) the industry will work together to increase capacity, improve services and modernise the railway for the benefit of all those who use it. Passenger and freight operators are committed to a range of specific improvements and nearly £12bn will be invested in enhancements through Network Rail. And we will be looking for innovative ways of improving efficiency to make further investment more affordable.

But we need to look beyond 2014 and think about rail in a wider context to
inform decisions about what outputs are required. Despite the current economic situation, demand for passenger and rail freight services is expected to double over the next 30 years and possibly triple beyond that. A strategic, long-term approach is needed to ensure the network can accommodate this growth and in turn help to drive our economy sustainably.

This is the first in a series of documents in which Network Rail and
the passenger and freight operators set out our vision for the railway of the future and our approach to the planning and development of a 21st century railway that will benefit passengers, freight users and Britain as a whole."