Network Rail will set up an independently chaired review to help the company break down the barriers to competition in all elements of delivering projects, Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail, announced.
“Network Rail’s transformation is moving us to being a public sector body that acts like a private business, with a clear focus on what customers want. Competition is key to that ambition, but I too often hear that the barriers for new suppliers with potentially different ways of working are substantial. I want to encourage contestability in all elements of railway project delivery to encourage third party funding and financing of projects, innovation and new models of delivery,” he said.
Mark Carne also announced the creation of Boards for each of the devolved route businesses, to oversee the running of the railway in their area, and upon which passenger representatives will sit with a trial to be set-up within the next four months.
Share on:
