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Rail Franchise Reform April 2010 ATOC sets out in detail how the proposals that it published in October for longer and smarter franchises could, in time, generate industry savings of up to £600m a year..... [MORE] |
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Rail Franchise Proposals April 2010 In its response to a Government consultation on the future of franchises, the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) says that the proposals set out by the Department for Transport (DfT) in January fall well short of what is needed and in some cases represent a backwards step. |
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Stations Made Easy December 2009 Stations Made Easy is a new interactive tool on the National Rail Enquiries website. It helps people to find their way around stations and, where possible, navigate away from features that make using stations difficult e.g. stairs, to find a more suitable route..... [MORE] |
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Franchising Reform October 2009 Passenger rail has boomed since privatisation and train companies have been at the forefront of a sea-change in rail travel, but we believe that it will become increasingly hard to deliver further benefits to passengers and taxpayers if the rules by which train companies are allowed to operate are not reformed.... [MORE] |
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Passenger Rail - The Way Forward September 2009 Train companies, working individually and together through ATOC, are committed to investing in Britain, improving and extending services for passengers, and maximising the economic and environmental benefits only rail can give.... [MORE] |
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Connecting Communities June 2009 Despite the current economic climate, it is widely recognised that one of the main challenges facing the UK’s railways over the next five years is the need to deliver extra capacity and to plan ahead for the longer term, including major enhancements such as main line electrification and potential high speed lines. This report seeks to complement recent and ongoing studies into such options for capacity enhancement.... [MORE] |
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Planning Ahead June 2009 Demand for passenger and rail freight services is expected to double over the next 30 years and possibly triple beyond that. A strategic, long-term approach is needed to ensure the network can accommodate this growth and in turn help to drive our economy sustainably. This is the first in a series of documents in which Network Rail and operators set out their vision for the railway of the future..... [MORE] |
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ATOC Guide to Vehicle Change April 2008 This guide explains what a Railway Undertaking needs to do according to the law, contract, standards and good practice. It is not intended to fill in detail but rather to give an overview of, and pointers to, the various documents of law and guidance issued by the various authorities and how the new simplified regime all fits together.... [MORE] |
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Billion Passenger Railway April 2008 2007 was a record year for the railway, and this booklet celebrates that achievement. Our business is to bring people together and in 2007, as measured by passenger miles, we did more than in 1946, the previous record year, and more than in the great days of the railway in the 20s and '30s; and on a railway half the size.... [MORE] |
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National Fleet Reliability Improvement Programme December 2007 This is a summary version of the 20 Point Plan which is the current industry view of the activities required to maximise the reliability of the UK national rolling stock fleet...[MORE] |
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Energy and Emissions Statement October 2007 This paper updates the Baseline Energy Statement published in March 2007, using the latest data available to show the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of passenger rail (2006/7), and of car and domestic air travel (2005) together with trends over 1997-2007....[MORE] |
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Ten Year European Rail Growth Trends October 2007 This report updates the Ten Year European Rail Growth Trends paper that ATOC published in July 2006, which highlighted the unprecedented levels of growth on Britain’s railways since the mid-1990s.... [MORE] |
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Exploring the Potential May 2007 This discussion paper has been produced by train operators to demonstrate the potential for increasing the capacity of the existing rail network to meet predicted growth in demand. It looks first at passengers' needs and future demand pressures, and then at the pinchpoints and how they could be overcome..... [MORE] |
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Baseline Energy Statement March 2007 This paper addresses the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of rail, car and domestic air travel, together with trends from 1997-2007. The paper also sets out a provisional projection of the carbon dioxide emissions from marginal additional rail travel in the future.... [MORE] |
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Supporting Survivors - A guide outlining help for people in a crisis March 2007 A guide setting out the background to how emergency services respond to an incident, and how the rail industry's humanitarian response, channelled through a network of interdependent incident care teams, complements the response of the emergency services...MORE] |
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The Railway in Britain: On the Right Lines June 2006 An essay by former ATOC Director General George Muir about the achievements of railway, what it feels like to work on the railway and the strengths, weaknesses and challenges the industry faces.... [MORE] |
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Looking Forward - A Contribution to Railway Strategy June 2005 In this paper ATOC contributes to the development of strategy for the railway from the perspective of train operators.... [MORE] |
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