Policy documents

Railfuture Policy

Railfuture's official policy is determined by the Board of directors, who are influenced by Railfuture activists and the membership.

The Board has produced a series of one-page Policy Documents in order to explain clearly and concisely Railfuture's policy on certain rail topics. These documents are currently limited to common topics, such as Growing Patronage, Freight and Light Rail.

Railfuture Policy Documents

Below are links to the current policy documents. Each is a separate PDF file and will be revised when necessary.

Please check the Introduction/Index document to idenitfy which documents have changed.

Policy Document - Index (PDF format 32kB)

The Case For Rail (PDF format 220kB)

Transport Finance (PDF format 44kB)

Easy Rail (PDF format 97kB)

Light Rail (PDF format 122kB)

High-Speed Rail (PDF format 127kB)

Electrification (PDF format 95kB)

Station and Line Reopenings (PDF format 87kB)

How can Railfreight be increased (PDF format 272kB)

Increasing Share of Passenger Market (PDF format 89kB)

Future of Secondary Lines (PDF format 38kB)

To comment on the policy documents or to suggest additiional topics please contact the Railfuture chairman.