Nick Richardson argues that recent rolling stock decisions suggest that all is not as it should be. “If each rail franchisee is pursuing its own course over rolling stock acquisition and renewal, then we are bound to have an uncoordinated railway. Perhaps a proper plan would help with a policy of transparency, an emphasis on reusing stock whenever possible rather than replacing it and linking rolling stock much more closely with infrastructure upgrades. Value for money is unlikely to be achievable with the current arrangements.
RailReview journal covered this subject in detail in the current issue (Q4-2016), which can be read in the Digital Issues area of www.railreview.com
We've read it in: Passenger Transport, January 13 2017, p28
