Date: 21/03/2016

THE number of trains in Britain is set to increase dramatically over the next 30 years in response to growing passenger demand, according to a new industry report. The latest Long Term Passenger Rolling Stock Strategy, the fourth in the series, has just been published by the Rolling Stock Strategy Steering Group, which has members from the Rail Delivery Group and rolling stock companies. It predicts that the fleet will have grown by between 51 and 99 per cent by 2045, with between 13,000 and 20,00 new electric vehicles having been built. It also expects that more than nine out of ten trains will be electrically-powered by 2034. To keep up with demand, an average of 17 vehicles a week will be built over the next five years alone.

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THE number of trains in Britain is set to increase dramatically over the next 30 years in response to growing passenger demand, according to a new ind...