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The UK Rail Industry: a Showcase of Excellence 1 the UK Rail Industry: a Showcase of Excellence The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence 1 The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence Today, nearly 20% of all European passenger journeys take place within the UK The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence 01 UK rail: the facts Track kilometres 32,000 Stations 2,500 Trains 4,000 Daily services 20,000 Passenger kilometres 58 billion A World- Passenger journeys 1.5 billion Class Rail Freight tonnes 110 billion Network The UK rail industry has undergone a radical transformation over recent years to become one of the safest, most reliable and most punctual rail networks anywhere in the world. In a regional context these achievements are reflected in higher passenger approval and safety rankings than key European competitors. Today, nearly 20 per cent of all European passenger journeys take place in the UK. This also makes the network the fastest growing in Europe. Rail passenger growth has outperformed population and employment growth and is double the rate of growth of GDP. 02 The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence Passenger and workforce fatality rates - major Europe’s most European railways satisfied rail customers Fatalities per billion train kilometres (2007-11) Europe’s most improved Finland 80% UK 2.6 railways UK 78% Germany st 12.3 1 UK France 74% th 7 Germany France 1 7. 3 10th France Germany 51% rd 31.3 23 Italy Italy 39% Italy Source: European Commission Source: European Commission Source: Eurostat Best for Best for Best for improvement customers safety Britain’s railways are the The UK’s railways are ranked The UK has one of the safest most improved in Europe, as one of the best major railways in Europe. Safety is at according to a 2013 European networks in the EU, according the heart of how the railway Commission study across the to a major passenger is designed and managed. EU European Union’s (EU) 27 survey conducted by the statistics show that from 2007 countries. European Commission in to 2011 there were 2.6 passenger 2013. Of the 26 EU countries and workforce fatalities per The study looked at how surveyed, only Finland with billion train kilometres — the railways in Europe have its smaller, less complex lowest in the EU. progressed and improved since rail network scored higher the 1990s, based on 14 factors. overall than the UK. The Network Rail continues to Britain came top in four of the UK topped Europe’s seven invest in safety and has, for factors (growth of modal shift, major railways in the areas example, invested £130 million growth of satisfaction, growth of punctuality and reliability, to make level crossings safer or of kilometres per line and information during journeys to close them. safety); second in one (growth and accessibility. in employment); and third in two (growth of productivity of labour and improvement of subsidy efficiency). The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence 03 £3.2 billion increase in passenger revenue, 96% the result of passenger growth A Transformed 37% increase in passenger journeys per train operator employee Network 20% more services daily on the same rail network as compared to 15 years ago Since privatisation 20 years ago the UK rail sector has seen an outstanding transformation. Figures compare 97/98 to 2011/12 Source: Office of Rail Regulation, National Rail Trends Passenger kilometres and journeys have more than doubled, there are 4,000 more services a day and Best for Best for cost revenue generated from ticket sales has grown safety efficiency to record levels. Significant investment and an industry Privatisation – 20 years on focussed on attracting more rail users is generating passenger growth levels unseen for 80 years. Passenger revenue more services has risen by £3.2 billion over the last 14 4,000 per day years, 96 per cent of which is passenger growth with only four per cent coming Ticket sales up from fair changes. Similarly, passenger 1,000% journeys per train operator employee have increased 37 per cent in the same Ticket revenue period resulting in greater cost efficiency. £7.7 billion This growth is creating a virtuous circle of record levels of revenue, reduced Rail freight transport this is an subsidies and sustained reinvestment to 100 million increase of pay for more and better services. tonnes a year 60% 200,000 UK jobs 04 The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence Record Investment Overall passenger growth Passenger Journeys Investment in the UK rail sector is at record (millions) levels. Network Rail, the owners and operators 1,500 of the UK’s rail infrastructure, will spend £38 billion in the next 5 years on operating and 1,200 expanding the network and the UK government has committed over £9 billion to deliver major improvements right across the country. The 900 Scottish Ministers have also committed to a £5 billion package of funding and investment in Scotland’s railways between 2014 and 2019. 600 This is the largest investment in the UK rail 1994-5 2010-11 Present 2005-06 sector since the Victorian era! 1999-2000 Source: Office of Rail Regulation National network in urban investment 140,000 areas during priorities include: more journeys peak hours • the Northern Hub rail upgrades: a £600 1,000 million rail investment programme to additional of track being create up to 20,000 jobs and boost the electrified northern economy by billions of pounds kilometres across the UK • an additional 1000 kilometres of track being electrified including the important Great Western and Midland Mainline 565 to be delivered intercity routes kilometres between 2026 of new railways and 2032 • a £300 million scheme to electrify more than 160 route kilometres of track in South Wales is being sponsored by the Welsh within a 45 Government minute commute 1.5 million to London via • a focus on commuter journeys in urban more people Crossrail areas with the creation of 140,000 more journeys in the morning peak hours The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence 05 Record Investment • the £14.8 billion Crossrail project will bring an extra 1.5 million people to within a 45 minute commuting distance of London’s business centres and will create up to 30,000 jobs in central London by 2026 • the Thameslink upgrade in London will have a transforming effect on capacity and connectivity • investment to meet demand until High Speed Two programmes become operational and deliver 565 kilometres St Pancras International Station, London’s of new railways between 2026 and 2032 gateway to Europe, reopened in 2007 following • a Scottish Government investment of an £800 million redevelopment plan that saw it £353 million for the Borders Railway restored to its Victorian era glory. The station • the £600 million New Street redevelopment to create a bright, is used by 45 million passengers annually. The modern, 21st century focal point for new station has 13 platforms, six of which are Birmingham more than 430 metres long and being used by • £850 million of improvements to the Eurostar. Reading station, one of the country’s busiest Light rail, tram High speed and metro networks High Speed Two will, in addition, see Light rail, trams and metro networks around £50 billion of investment across are set to continue to grow strongly in the UK drastically increasing capacity the UK, with passenger journeys on the and easing travel between the UK’s eight key networks increasing by 9 per core cities. Construction of High Speed cent annually. The London Underground Two is expected to start in 2017 and will network alone carries more than 1.2 provide a high speed rail connection billion passengers every year via 11 lines, between London, Birmingham, 270 stations and 402 kilometres of track, Manchester and Leeds, forming the with each train travelling over 184,000 ‘Y’ network. kilometres each year. 06 The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence Looking forward, the UK rail network will continue to deliver growth, innovation and increased efficiency and capacity in partnership with existing and new investors. A great place to do business The UK is the leading European destination for inward investment, attracting one third of the European total in 2012/13 and is acknowledged as the best place in Europe to succeed in global business. The UK Rail Industry: A Showcase of Excellence 07 UK Rail: Open for Business The UK has the most open and attractive rail UK rail network will continue to deliver growth, market in the world for investors. It is a thriving innovation and increased efficiency and capacity in partnership with existing and new investors. business sector, driven by innovation and competition, focused on building even bigger Over the next five years, nine passenger and better rail systems and enhancing a long- franchises are due for renewal offering a secure established network. As a significant driver in business opportunity to enter or grow in the UK the UK economy, the rail industry accounts for market. The UK operates a fully liberalised model of rail franchising and welcomes participation expenditure of around £12 billion per year. from the best transport operators from around the world. Against this background of success and growth, significant opportunities now exist to invest in The first two opportunities are the intercity the UK rail sector. There is, of course, still a lot Transpennine and the regional Northern of work to do to deliver the best possible railway franchises which between them serve 115 million network for Britain. At the heart of today’s passengers a year over 4,000 kilometres of rail. success story lies a strong partnership between Both are underpinned by strong government the public and private sector.
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