‘Rolling stock re-think could save millions’

October 7

Hundreds of millions of pounds could be saved on Britain’s next generations of trains if the rail industry works together even more closely to plan them, according to Network Rail’s Network Route Utilisation Strategy: Passenger rolling stock.

The RUS states that by improving the planning of infrastructure, reducing the differences between different types of trains and taking advantage of economies of scale in commercial negotiations, potentially hundreds of millions of pounds could...