Monday, 4 June 2012

Rail Industry Agrees New Approach to Planning Britain's Future Railway

The rail industry has agreed a new process to plan for future demand for rail services, decide how capacity can best be used and assess value for money options for investment.

Today, more people travel by rail than ever before and demand for passenger and freight services is expected to rise significantly in the future. Replacing the previous Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) programme, the Long Term Planning Process (LTPP) has been developed to allow Network Rail and the industry to respond flexibly to the challenges posed by this growth whilst planning the long-term capability of the rail network up to 30 years ahead.



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