Date: 03/03/2015

BRITAIN's Rolling Stock Strategy Steering Group (RSSSG) chaired by Mr Richard Brown has published its third annual update of its passenger rolling stock strategy for the next 30 years which calls for the national fleet to be expanded by between 52% and 99% to meet growing demand. The strategy says between 13,000 and 19,000 new electric coaches will be needed between now and 2045. This means that the number of new vehicles being delivered each week will need to be stepped up from four during the five years up to April 2014 to between eight and 12. [From Richard Buckby]

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