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Is a rolling stock programme possible?

This article explores the tumultuous history and future prospects of rolling stock in the UK rail industry. It covers significant events from the planning of Networkers in 1986 to the implications of privatisation, investment cuts, and safety regulations that have shaped the rolling stock landscape. Highlighted are key developments like the HMRI's involvement, the introduction of the Railway Safety Regulations in 1999, and the projections for rolling stock from 2014 to 2019, focusing on enhancements for DMUs and EMUs.

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Is a rolling stock programme possible?

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  1. Is a rolling stock programme possible? Roger Ford Industry & Technology Editor: Modern Railways

  2. Feast and famine 1064 999

  3. A bit of history • 1986: Network SouthEast planned to replace Mk1 stock with Networkers at 400 vehicles a year • 1990: Recession curbs investment • 1992: Privatisation halts train orders • 1995: OPRAF decides Mk 1 adequate for first 7 year franchises • HMRI does not raise objection

  4. Then what happened? • 1997: HMRI realises that Hidden recommendations will not be met • 1997: HMRI sponsors development of cup & cone anti-overide modification • 1998: First live test of cup & cone • 1998: HMRI publishes draft regulations • 1999: The Railway Safety Regulations (1999) introduced

  5. Drop dead date • Unmodified Mk 1 Stock banned after 31 December 2002 • Mk 1 stock modified to prevent or reduce over-riding could remain in service but illegal after 31 December 2004 • Slam doors without central locking also banned from 31 December 2004

  6. Big numbers – no gain

  7. Rolling stock plan 2008

  8. Quite simple really

  9. Rolling stock plan 2008

  10. What really happened

  11. Prospects for 2014-2019

  12. Prospects 2014-2019 • DMUs – life extension for PRM-TSI post 2020 and cascade • EMUs – existing fleet re-engineering and life extension for PRM-TSI post 2020. • EMUs – New build perhaps 1,000 vehicles on top of mega-contracts

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