NETWORK RAIL RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT'S INTERCITY EXPRESS PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT

Thursday 8 Mar 2007

NETWORK RAIL RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT'S INTERCITY EXPRESS PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT

Region & Route:: National

This is an exciting new programme that will deliver a new fleet of trains which, for the first time, will consider the whole life engineering and operational costs of both train and infrastructure together. Network Rail has been heavily involved in the early design of this new train and is helping to shape the new fleet to improve its 'track friendliness' and reduce its power consumption. Network Rail is able to bring into play its technical expertise and its work into the whole life cost of train and track to influence the design and ensure that this new fleet of trains is the most cost effective and efficient for the railway as a whole. We will continue to work closely with the DfT to support the project through the purchasing, delivering and introduction of these new trains

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