Investment Report 2020
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Investment Report 2020 The rail industry’s commitment to keep Britain moving now and in 2020, improving services, supporting communities and boosting economic growth IN 2017, WE COMMITTED TO INTRODUCE 7,000 NEW TRAIN CARRIAGES Contents Foreword: Big Plan. Big Changes. 5 Delivering now and in 2020 8 Delivering on our commitments 12 2,569 Realising major improvements 16 CARRIAGES HS2: Connecting the country 20 INTRODUCED SO FAR Running Britain’s railway 22 How do we fund running and improving the railway 26 Rail freight: Working for Britain 28 Working together to change and improve 30 Continually improving for customers 32 Enhancing Accessibility 32 Investing in our people 37 Innovating and harnessing technology 42 WE HAVE IMPROVED ON OUR COMMITMENT AND Supporting a sustainable environment now and for the future 43 ARE NOW PLANNING TO DELIVER Delivering a safe and secure railway 46 Improvements in your area 48 NEW TRAIN CARRIAGES. Scotland’s railway: Better in the making 52 8,000 Supporting the Northern Powerhouse 60 THAT’S OVER HALF OF THE COUNTRY’S Building a rail network fit for Wales’ future 72 Powering the Midlands Engine 80 TRAINS, BY THE MID 2020s Transforming journeys in East Anglia 88 Modernising travel in the South West 96 Keeping London and the South of England moving 104 Conclusion: Now and for the long term 112 This document is produced and distributed by Rail Delivery Group. All material is property of Rail Delivery Group Ltd. Investment in 2020 3 Foreword Foreword the rail industry is Foreword working together to bring passengers real benefits now Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group Big Plan. Big Changes. For almost 200 years, the fortunes of Britain’s Across Britain, money from the public and private railway have run in parallel with those of the nation. sectors is being invested in tangible improvements. Over the last 25 years the railway has supported In 2020, passengers are going to see over 1,000 economic growth but also the shifting patterns in extra, better train carriages arriving, part of more how people live and work. than 8,000 new train carriages being delivered Now, just as the country faces a moment of between 2017 and 2025 – equivalent to replacing generational change, so too does the rail network. over half of the nations train fleet new for old. Air The current system for running the railway has conditioning, more seats and better Wi-Fi will make enabled a doubling of passenger numbers. It has journeys more comfortable and the time people transformed the industry’s finances, benefitting spend on the train more productive. taxpayers by £1.5bn a year, and improved services An estimated £20 billion will be spent running for passengers and local communities with new and improving the railway, much of it on vital rolling stock, better stations and thousands of extra infrastructure like tracks and signalling. Recent trains in the timetable. But this system has reached upgrades mean that more trains can run – over 1,000 the limits of what it can achieve. extra services will be added to weekly timetables The industry itself called for a wide-ranging for next year, part of 11,300 being added over eight reappraisal of how the different parts are bolted years, an overall increase of almost 10 per cent. together and put forward its own proposals for a Each extra train means a town, village or city better better system. The subsequent government-led connected. A person able to get to a new job. A review, independently chaired by Keith Williams, business linked to a new market. In many cases, is due to report shortly. Rightly, it will recommend much faster than before. big, bold changes to how the railway is run and the There will be other improvements too, aside from industry stands ready to help deliver the structural the headline numbers: new and upgraded stations; change that is needed. an app to help disabled people know what facilities Reform of the industry is vital but for the to expect when they arrive for their journey; trials passengers, communities and businesses that of greener, noise-reducing battery-diesel trains, and rely on rail, how it is run is less important than the much more besides. simple desire for a seat on a train that arrives when For both the nation and the railway, 2020 is set to promised. be a year of great significance. Looking ahead to the That’s why the rail industry is working together improvements set out here and the forthcoming to bring passengers real benefits now, as part of a changes to how the railway is run, there is a phrase long-term plan to change and improve. We are part that neatly sums up the year ahead: Big Plan. Big way through that journey and this investment report Changes. sets out what people can expect to see next year. 4 Foreword Investment in 2020 5 Britain’s Railway Investing to improve today for tomorrow 4.8m £20bn journeys a day estimated spend in 2020 to improve and keep our railway running 14,000 8,000 number of train carriages new train carriages between 2017 and 2025, representing £15.7bn private sector investment, replacing over half of the country’s trains by the mid 2020s 140,000 DEPARTURES services a week in 2020 11,300 extra services each week between 70% 2017 and 2025 of journeys are on greener electrified railway £52bn public sector funding for Network Rail 7.7m between 2019 and 2024 tonnes of CO emissions are saved per year by using 2 £300m the railway rather than other types of transport Access for All programme continues 6 7 Delivering now and in 2020 Delivering now and 2020 in now Delivering and 2020 in now Delivering 8 9 Delivering now and 2020 in now Delivering and 2020 in now Delivering Every 20 minutes 80,000 people – enough to This means more frequent trains for fill Twickenham stadium – catch a train and passengers and better connecting towns In the longer term, we are also pushing for every second three trains leave a platform and cities across the country. Following wide-ranging reforms to the structure of the somewhere in the country. Add to that December’s timetable change there will be industry: maintaining 20,000 miles of track and 14,000 over 1,000 extra services per week running • publishing radical proposals for once in a train carriages while carrying out extensive on the network by train operators. generation reform of the fares system to building work improvements at numerous 4,000 deliver what 20,000 people told us they • over 8,000 new train carriages – equivalent sites. additional services wanted - part of the biggest ever rail fares to replacing more than half of the nation’s every week since 2018 It’s an incredible feat delivered all day, every train fleet new for old – and hundreds more consultation day, by the men and women who work on our refurbished-like-new trains so that these • calling for a new structure for the entire railway. Around a quarter of a million people extra services can run and our passengers industry that puts the customer first, working together across the railway and it’s have more comfortable journeys. Again, improves accountability and better joins up supply chain to run, maintain and improve this new figure builds on our previous the railway tracks and trains to keep people moving now, commitment in 2018 to introduce 7,000 new In this Investment Report customers and tomorrow and for years to come. train carriages across Britain. Our plans mean businesses can see an overview of the On a network carrying twice as many that there will be over 1,000 more carriages investment and improvement in their trains, passengers and a third more trains than 20 running on the railway by the end of 2020. stations, network and timetables. Passengers years ago, things do sometimes go wrong. On top of additional services and new and can get more details on what the industry is We’re sorry when that happens. We work hard refurbished trains, we’re working together to doing together to make accessibility, safety, to put it right and to learn the lessons. Since improve in other ways too: customer service and community relationships the disruptive timetable change in May 2018, • publishing on time punctuality measures better. More broadly, everyone with a stake in which aimed to deliver a once in a generation with a focus on running more services to the railway can see how we are delivering other improvement with better train times and the timetable important changes from utilising technology more frequent services, we have made the and running a greener network to attracting timetable more reliable and added thousands • the industry is listening to customer and skilling a diverse workforce that better of new routes and trains to better connect feedback at every stage of their journey, represents the communities we serve. communities and improve journeys. These through new, groundbreaking research Building on the industry’s joint plan, In improvements continue, as does work to make which will improve the service we provide to people Partnership for Britain’s Prosperity, rail infrastructure better to improve reliability and companies are continuing to work together unlock capacity. • a new Rail Ombudsman is up and running, to change and improve. 2020 will be a year of To improve journeys, boost local economies giving passengers more confidence and significant change for the better on Britain’s and better connect communities, we are helping to improve the complaints process railway.