Will Network Rail’s New Year nightmare result in lasting reforms of the railway?

Network Rail’s overruns into the New Year at Rugby, Liverpool Street and Glasgow have left operators fuming. They are calling for a more formal role in planning and monitoring infrastructure upgrades, and looking to the Office of Rail Regulation for action. Will Network Rail ever restore confidence? James Dark reports

In the aftermath of Network Rail’s New Year engineering fiascos at Rugby, Liverpool Street and Glasgow, there has been no shortage of theories about how the ramifications could eventually play out. Some operators have called for Network Rail’s dominant position to be balanced by TOCs gaining a formal role in planning infrastructure upgrades. Others have suggested that operators should gain power to monitor Network Rail’s preparation for and delivery of major projects. The...

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