Endorsed by industry
FUNCTIONAL PRIORITIES
The five functional priorities are focus areas where there is cross-industry agreement that we need to make rapid progress through new technical solutions. For each priority, explore the key goals and the ‘routemap’ of steps needed over the next five to eight years.
Freight Friendly is a new priority for 2024. We recently reviewed and refreshed Low Emissions, Optimised Train Operations, and Efficient and Reliable Assets. We are currently working to refresh Easy to Use for All – please get in touch with your ideas.
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Freight Friendly
Freight growth on the rail network will be enabled through better use of existing and new capabilities of freight assets, and improved whole system thinking with freight at its heart.
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Carbon and air emissions will be minimised by cheaper and less disruptive electrification, zero-carbon diesel replacement, greater efficiency and removing emissions at source.
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Train services will be highly reliable and the capacity of the network improved by real-time management, better train planning and simulation, and shorter headways together with new solutions at nodes.
Find out moreEfficient and reliable assets
Reliability and availability will be maximised by design, remote and automatic inspection, and targeted interventions, while whole-life cost is reduced.
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CRITICAL ENABLERS
Making it a success goes beyond technical solutions.
The technical success of the railway and our ability to make technologies deliver for our existing and future customers, depends on how we work together. Improving innovation pathways, ensuring decisions are data driven and developing a technically talented workforce.
Data driven
Improved implementation pathways
Digitally talented workforce
DESIRED OUTCOMES
Keeping a focus on why the RTS exists and what success looks like.
The RTS captures agreed areas of focus and provides a platform for collaboration. The desired outcomes set out what the strategy needs to deliver for industry.
