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Vertical integration ‘aids retention of rail skills’

09 January 2026
 

Closer integration of track and train, which GBR should achieve in England, has helped to retain skills and experience in Scotland, Fiona Hyslop told the Transport Committee. 

Scotland’s Railway, combining Network Rail Scotland and ScotRail, has reduced electrification costs through a rolling electrification programme. Hyslop said the 2011 Rail Value for Money study, led by Sir Roy McNulty, showed how a fragmented system could distort the market “because everything has to be...

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