Summary
This White Paper
'Delivering
a Sustainable Railway' (Cm. 7176) from the Department for Transport is the
first plan for major growth of the British railways since the 1950s.
The Government is committing significant investment, with long-term
outcomes including:
- A rail system capable of handling double today's
level of freight and passenger traffic
- A safer, more reliable and more
efficient network
- Railways capable of catering for a more diverse,
affluent and demanding population
- A system with a reduced carbon
footprint and improved broader environmental performance.
Over
£10 billion will be invested between 2009 and 2014, with overall Government
support for the railway totalling over £15 billion.
This Paper is
published with
'Rail
Technical Strategy' .
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How does it affect me?
If you work on
the railways or are a passenger on the rail network, this affects you.
This paper covers the following areas:
- Safety and security
- Reliability
- Capacity
- Services for urban areas
- Inter-urban services
- Regional and rural services
- International services
- Freight
- Delivering for passengers
- Environmental performance
- Costs and funding
- Implementation.
See more on transport policy on the
Department for Transport website.