Phil Verster, managing director of ScotRail Alliance, speaks to RTM's Luana Salles about the recently-published 'Investing in the Future' report expected to inform the Scottish governments upcoming rail strategy.
In late September, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), in partnership with industry representatives including Network Rail and ScotRail, published the 'Investing in the Future' (IITF) report, a long-term strategy document looking 25 years into the future of Scotland's railways.
The document closely followed July's Scotland Route Study developed by Network Rail and other key players, which mooted a number of potential choices the Scottish government could pick from to inform its rail funding decisions between 2019 and 2029. These included major remodelling projects, four-tracking the East Coast Main Line between Drem and Prestonpans, extending platforms and approaches at Edinburgh Waverley, and electrifying even more lines.
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