Policy paper

Rolling stock perspective 2018: DfT's aspirations for the rail sector

Department for Transport's (DfT) perspective on rolling stock and our aspirations for the rail sector from 2018 onward.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Rolling stock perspective: fourth edition

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Details

Sets out the DfT’s:

  • perspective on rolling stock
  • aspirations for the rail sector as a whole from 2018

The aim is to:

  • make DfT act as a better client of rolling stock for passengers and taxpayers
  • drive improvements in terms of passenger quality
  • offer improved information and transparency for stakeholders

Rolling stock refers to any vehicle that moves on a railway.

This publication was previously published in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Updates to this page

Published 25 October 2018

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