Network Rail set to diversify into new sectors

The current UK rail reform programme has led to a real change in perspective at Network Rail, which looks increasingly set to develop from simply a national rail infrastructure operator into a company offering a new range of services at home and abroad.

To date, Network Rail has been fairly conservative in outlining its wider ambitions, with public statements focused on its preparations to sell consultancy services, with the Middle East and some Asian countries highlighted as most promising...