Report suggests near doubling of rail fleet needed by 2042
ATOC says that a new industry report setting out future potential requirements for trains and carriages
marks a change towards a more market-led approach for delivering rolling stock over the next 30 years. This is the first time since privatisation that the industry has joined together to outline a long-term, cross-industry strategy on rolling stock. With a foreword by Rail Minister Simon Burns, the report sets out a range of scenarios for the size and makeup of a national fleet needed in the context of growing demand, infrastructure enhancements and increased electrification. At the heart of this growth, says the report, is a potential
requirement for between 13,000 to 19,000 new electric vehicles by 2042, compared with around 8,500 electric vehicles in Britain today. That would be equivalent to delivering an average of eight to twelve electric vehicles every week, and would increase the proportion of the fleet made up of electric vehicles from around 68 per cent today to more than 90 per cent by 2042.
Requirements for new non-electric vehicles could be
small by comparison, possibly as few as 400 to 800 vehicles over the period. Work on the report was overseen by a group chaired by
Richard Brown, Eurostar chairman, and made up of ATOC members, the three main train leasing companies (Angel Trains, Eversholt Rail Group and Porterbrook Leasing), and Network Rail. Malcolm Brown, CEO of Angel Trains, speaking on behalf of the three rolling stock companies said: ‘The businesses will actively compete with each other to invest in existing and new rolling stock, having already secured more than £10 billion of investment since rail privatisation. This will ensure the UK has one of the youngest train fleets in Europe.’
Rail Delivery Group gets formal
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) says it has reinforced its sustainability and leadership by becoming a company limited by
guarantee, with members and directors being drawn from the owners of Britain’s Toc’s, Foc’s and Network Rail. The group has made the following appointments: • chairman: Tim O’Toole CBE, chief executive of First Group • deputy chairman: Sir David Higgins, chief executive of Network Rail
• director general: Graham Smith MBE. Tim O’Toole, said: ‘RDG has been a voluntary organisation since its inception, but with an increasing expectation that it will provide leadership to the industry, the time is right to put the group on a formal footing.
‘Leadership comes from deeds and actions; it is not something that is created by legal structures. However, by making participation in the RDG an obligation we can ensure that the most senior people in the industry are focused on achieving the group’s objectives of setting the policies and strategies for a growing railway. The RDG is the principal resource for government as it tackles the critical issues for the railway.’
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Proposals sought from business and academia for ‘radical train’
Engineering consultancy Fraser-Nash is calling on UK industry to propose innovative ideas for improving trains. The company has been appointed to manage the Radical Train project on behalf of the Enabling Innovation Team (EIT), set up by the rail industry to accelerate the uptake of innovation by connecting it with innovators, and where necessary, with funding. The aim is to make innovation part of the everyday business in the UK railway and stimulate industry to meet the challenge.
The aim of the project is to develop a ‘radical train’ which will offer a significant and measurable improvement in the performance of train systems on the UK railway, and to develop radical train systems and sub-systems with international market potential. Throughout the project, Fraser-Nash will be encouraging companies and universities across the UK to put forward their ideas, which will be assessed by their ability to create benefits for passengers, train operators, the environment and the supply industry. A minimum of three will be shortlisted and taken forward to demonstrator stage with part-funding from the EIT. David Clarke, EIT director, said: ‘The Radical Train challenge is an exciting opportunity to seek out and demonstrate game-changing innovations to the UK railway, proving not only that the idea can become an innovation, but also that there is a real benefit to implementation.’ Full details of the competition can be found on the EIT website at
www.futurerailway.org/eit
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