Many longstanding challenges for rail in the UK remain and new challenges continue to emerge, especially in light of the Covid-19 global pandemic and its aftermath. In order to reinvigorate interest and achieve greater buy-in for rapid and coordinated technical progress, this new edition has been developed with the following principles in mind:
This digital edition is a living strategy which, thanks to ongoing contributions from across the industry, becomes richer over time, captures progress, and evolves to support industry long term strategy.
This edition of the RTS was created collaboratively by a working group comprising representatives from RSSB, Network Rail and both academic and industrial UKRRIN partners.