Submissions by Railfuture in response to consultations, calls for evidence etc.
Click on the organisation name in the menu below and go direct to our responses; click here for a chronological list of all submissions since 2004.
Competition and Markets Authority
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities
Department for Transport
East West Rail Company
European Railway Agency
Gatwick Airport Ltd
HM Treasury
Homes England
House of Commons Transport Committee
House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee
House of Lords Built Environment Committee
HS2 Ltd
Local Authorities
Local Enterprise Partnerships
London Assembly
London TravelWatch
Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government
National Infrastructure Commission
Network Rail
Office of Rail and Road
Planning Inspectorate
Pre-application consultations
Rail Delivery Group
Sub National Transport Bodies
Train Operating Companies
Transport Focus
Transport for London
Transport for West Midlands
Transport Scotland
Welsh Assembly
Welsh Government
Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT survey for the Post-Implementation Review of the Interoperability Regulations 2011. View DfT explanatory presentation. July 2021. 341Kb
Oxford Phase 2 T&WA Order application - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for Oxford Phase 2. July 2021. 96Kb
Manchester Recovery Task Force - view or download the joint Railfuture North West / Yorkshire response on Timetable options to improve rail performance in the north of England. March 2021. 359Kb
Ending the longer semi-trailer trial - view or download Railfuture's response on ending the longer semi-trailer trial. February 2021. 834Kb
Heavier intermodal freight trial - view or download Railfuture's response on a Heavier, 48-tonne, intermodal freight trial. January 2021. 137Kb
Union Connectivity review - view or download Railfuture's Union Connectivity priority list sent to Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman of Network Rail, charged by government with the DfT's Union Connectivity review. December 2020. 559Kb
Transport Decarbonisation Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the Call for Ideas on creating a plan to decarbonise transport. August 2020. 59Kb
Newhaven Marine station closure - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response on Network Rail's proposed closure of Newhaven Marine station, to enable a rail freight facility to replace it. April 2020. 80Kb.
Williams Rail Review - view or download Railfuture's initial response to the Williams Rail Review Team. January 2019. 944Kb.
East West Rail, western section Phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's Proof of Evidence for the Public Inquiry into unresolved objections to Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for East West Rail Bicester to Bedford Improvements. January 2019. 194Kb (see also Network Rail below)
Angel Road station closure - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response on the proposed closure of the Lea Valley line's Angel Road station as new Meridian Water station opens to replace it. November 2018. 28Kb.
East West Rail, western section Phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's Statement of Case for the Public Inquiry into unresolved objections to Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for East West Rail Bicester to Bedford Improvements. October 2018. 133Kb (see also Network Rail below)
Cross Country franchise - view or download Railfuture's covering letter to the DfT in response to its consultation on the next Cross Country franchise, planned since July's invitation for Expressions of Interest from bidders to be from February 2020 but cancelled on 20 September 2018. August 2018. 208Kb
Click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the online survey. August 2018. 7.8Mb
East West Rail, western section Phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's response to the application by Network Rail for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for Phase 2 of the Western Section of East West Rail. September 2018. 87Kb (see also Network Rail below)
Rother Valley Railway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's comments on the application by Rother Valley Railway for an Order under the Transport & Works Act to construct, operate and maintain a railway between Robertsbridge Junction and Bodiam. May 2018. 109Kb.
Great Western franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next Great Western franchise. February 2018. 503Kb.
Community Rail - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on community rail. January 2018. 258Kb.
Draft Transport Accessibility Action Plan - view or download Railfuture's response on a draft Transport Accessibility Action Plan. November 2017. 338Kb.
East Midlands franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next East Midlands franchise. October 2017. 827Kb.
South Eastern franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next South Eastern franchise. June 2017. 401kB
Draft Airports National Policy Statement - view or download Railfuture's response on the Heathrow NorthWest Runway. May 2017. 495kB
Barking Riverside TWAO application - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Transport for London's application to the DfT for a Transport & Works Act Order for the Barking Riverside Extension. October 2016. 125kB
InterCity West Coast franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next InterCity West Coast franchise. August 2016. 560kB
London and South East Rail Prospectus - view or download Railfuture's response to the January 2016 DfT-TfL consultation on Rail passenger services in London and the South East: a new approach. March 2016. 197kB
West Midlands franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next West Midlands franchise. March 2016. 359kB
South Western franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next South Western franchise. February 2016. 374kB
Rail Regulation: call for evidence - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Rail Regulation. January 2016. 220kB
The 'Shaw report' scoping study - view or download Railfuture's response on the scope of the ‘Shaw report’ on the future shape and financing of Network Rail. December 2015. 260kB
CrossCountry Direct Award - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the CrossCountry Direct Award. October 2015. 396kB
Greater Anglia franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next Greater Anglia franchise. March 2015. 476kB
Northern and TransPennine Express franchises - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Future of the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises. August 2014. 313kB
Great Western franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next Great Western Franchise. June 2014.
Draft National Policy Statement for the National Road and Rail Networks - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Draft National Policy Statement for the National Road and Rail Networks. February 2014. 457kB
Aviation Commission - Long Term Capacity Options - view or download Railfuture's submission to the Aviation Commission on Long Term Capacity Options. July 2013. 379kB
Strategic Roads Network - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Strategic Roads Network. March 2013. 395kB
Integrated Transport Block Funding - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Integrated Transport Block Funding. March 2013. 155kB
SoS Powers under S26(1) of the Railways Act 1993 - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Secretary of State's powers under S26(1) of the Railways Act 1993. March 2013. 103kB
Major Infrastructure Planning Reform - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Major Infrastructure Planning Reform - Amendments to the Definitions for Highways and Rail Nationally Significant Schemes in the Planning Act 2008. January 2013. 109kB
Channel Tunnel: Transposition of Railway Safety and Interoperability Directives - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Channel Tunnel: Transposition of Railway Safety and Interoperability Directives. December 2012. 109kB
David Brown Review of Franchising - view or download Railfuture's comments to the David Brown Review on franchising. November 2012. 419kB
Bus Subsidy Reform - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Bus Subsidy Reform. November 2012. 240kB
Aviation Policy Framework - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the proposed Aviation Policy Framework. November 2012. 193kB
InterCity East Coast franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new requirements for the InterCity East Coast franchise. September 2012. 273kB
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee - view or download Railfuture’s response to the DfT consultation on the proposed abolition of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DiPTAC). September 2012. 204kB
Combined Thameslink/Southern/Great Northern franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new requirements for the Combined Thameslink/Southern/Great Northern franchise. September 2012. 241kB
South Eastern franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new requirements for the South Eastern franchise. September 2012. 197kB
Withdrawal of Scheduled Passenger Services - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the proposed withdrawal of services between Wandsworth Road, Kensington (Olympia) and Ealing Broadway. August 2012. 199kB
BR (Residuary) Ltd. - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the proposed abolition of BR (Residuary) Ltd. June 2012. 287kB
Rail Decentralisation - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Decentralisation of Rail Services. June 2012. 227kB
Rail Fares and Ticketing - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT initial consultation on Rail Fares and Ticketing. June 2012. 321kB
Essex Thameside Franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new franchise requirements for Essex Thameside. May 2012. 127kB
Devolving Local Major Transport Schemes - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Devolving Local Major Transport Schemes. April 2012. 111kB
Great Western Franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new franchise requirements for the Great Western Main Line. March 2012. 393kB
A14 Challenge - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the 'A14 Challenge'. January 2012. 147kB
InterCity West Coast franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new franchise requirements for the West Coast Main Line. April 2011. 303kB
Rail Franchising review - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the future of rail franchising. October 2010. 124kB
East West Rail central section, Bedford-Cambridge - view or download Railfuture's response to the EWR Company's consultation on Route Options. March 2019. 139Kb
Rail timetable changes - view or download Railfuture's response to the Transport Committee's Inquiry into the 2018 Rail timetable changes. July 2018. 389kB.
Rail Franchising - view or download Railfuture's response to the Transport Committee's Inquiry into Rail Franchising. June 2016. 303kB
Rail Passenger Experience - view or download Railfuture's response to the Transport Committee's Inquiry into Improving the Rail Passenger Experience. May 2016. 324kB.
Reforming the Railways - view or download Railfuture's written evidence to the House of Commons - Transport Select Committee on the Command Paper 'Reforming the Railways'. April 2012. 241kB
High Speed Rail - view or download Railfuture's written evidence to the House of Commons - Transport Select Committee on High Speed Rail. May 2011. 296kB
Wales and Borders Rail Franchise - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Wales and Borders Rail Franchise. August 2016. 183kB
Cross Border Connectivity - view or download Railfuture's response to the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee on Cross Border Road and Rail Connectivity. April 2012. 235kB
The future of rail fares - view or download Railfuture's response to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee on the future of rail fares. September 2021. 848kB
Meeting the UK's housing demand - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Call for Evidence. September 2021.
The cost of Rail Ticketing - view or download Railfuture's response to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee on the cost of rail ticketing. August 2021. 589kB
Tactical improvements to the Flexi-Season ticket - view or download Railfuture's response to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee setting out possible tactical improvements to the Flexi-Season. August 2021. 482kB
Route from West Midlands to Manchester, Leeds and beyond - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation on the route proposals for HS2 Phase 2 from the West Midlands to Manchester, Leeds and beyond. January 2014. 491kB
Draft Environmental Statement - view or download Railfuture's submission to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation on the Phase 1 Draft Environmental Statement. July 2013. 197kB
Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation on the draft Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document for HS2 Phase 1. May 2012. 133kB
The route of HS2 - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation. July 2011. 345kB
West Sussex draft Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the draft West Sussex Transport Plan 2022-36. October 2021.
Places for Everyone, Greater Manchester - view or download Railfuture's response to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority consultation. October 2021.
Oxfordshire Plan 2050 - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to the Policy Options consultation for Oxfordshire Plan 2050. October 2021.
C2E Partnership (Abbey Wood-Ebbsfleet) - view or download Railfuture London & South East's second online response to the C2E / Greater North Kent Partnerships on Improving transport links between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet. September 2021.
South Yorkshire Combined Authority - view or download Railfuture Yorkshire's response to South Yorkshire PTE on proposals for a new Magna Tram Train stop and Park & Ride in Templeborough, Rotherham. September 2021.
Lewes Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Lewes District Council on its Issues and Options for its new Local Plan. September 2021.
Leicester Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture East Midlands response to the draft Leicester Local Transport Plan 2021-36. September 2021.
Waterside Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Hampshire County Council's Waterside Transport Strategy. August 2021. 148Kb
Gloucestershire Transport Integration - view or download Railfuture Severnside's submission to Gloucestershire County Council on transport integration. August 2021.
Bus Service Improvement Plans - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the West of England Combined Authority and North Somerset Council, view or download their response to Somerset County Council, and view or download their response to Wiltshire Council. August 2021.
Lewes District Planning - view or download Railfuture London & South East's objection to an outline planning application in Ringmer. July 2021.
Tunbridge Wells Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the Royal Tunbridge Wells Pre-Submission Local Plan to 2038. June 2021. 78Kb
Future Hoo, Medway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Medway Council's Future Hoo - new routes to good growth. April 2021. 166Kb
South Kensington station - view or download Railfuture London & South East's supplementary submission to Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea on the revised planning application by Native Land (Kensington) Ltd, South Kensington Properties Ltd and London Underground Ltd which includes provision for step-free access for the sub-surface Circle and District lines. March 2021. 131Kb
Hastings draft Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the draft Hastings Local Plan 2019-39. March 2021. 104Kb
Oxfordshire Local Transport & Connectivity Plan - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire County Council's Local Transport & Connectivity Plan 5 Vision. March 2021. 690Kb
Trafford draft Local Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Trafford Council's draft Local Plan. March 2021. 449Kb
Trafford Council - also view or download the revised diagram for page 5. March 2021. 394Kb
Island line, Isle of Wight - view or download Railfuture Wessex's submission to Isle of Wight Council on the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund scheme. March 2021. 248Kb
Wiltshire Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to Wiltshire Council's Local Plan Review. March 2021. 101Kb
C2E Partnership (Abbey Wood-Ebbsfleet) - view or download Railfuture London & South East's online response to the C2E Partnership (Bexley, Dartford, Gravesham Borough Councils, Kent County Council, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, and Thames Gateway Kent Partnership until wind-up from 1 April 2021) on the Study into Proposed Transport Enhancement Options between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet. March 2021. 178Kb
South Gloucestershire Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Seversnside's response to South Gloucestershire Council's Local Plan phase 1 consultation. March 2021. 49Kb
Hampshire LTP4 - view or download the joint Railfuture Wessex / London and South East response to Hampshire County Council's survey for its Local Transport Plan 4. February 2021. 145Kb
South Kensington station - view or download Railfuture London & South East's submission to Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea on the planning application by Native Land (Kensington) Ltd, South Kensington Properties Ltd and London Underground Ltd which includes provision for step-free access for the sub-surface Circle and District lines. February 2021. 128Kb
Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Options - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to Bath & NE Somerset Council's Local Plan Options consultation. February 2021. 97Kb
Wealden Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Wealden District Council's Local Plan 'Direction of Travel'. January 2021. 191Kb
West Somerset & Taunton Public Transport - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to West Somerset & Taunton Council's 'task and finish' on Public Transport. January 2021. 101Kb
Oxfordshire 2050 Strategic Vision - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire Growth Board's Open Thought on its Strategic Vision for 2050. December 2020. 575Kb
Portsmouth Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture Wessex's response to the City Council's draft Transport Strategy. December 2020. 831Kb
West Sussex Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to West Sussex County Council's Local Transport Plan Review survey. December 2020. 104Kb
East Sussex Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to East Sussex County Council's first Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan. December 2020. 78Kb
Kent Rail Strategy 2021 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Kent County Council's draft Rail Strategy 2021. November 2020. 325Kb
Luton Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Luton Borough Council's draft Local Transport Plan. November 2020. 175Kb
Surrey Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the survey prior to a new Surrey Rail Strategy. October 2020. 291Kb
West Oxfordshire District Council - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxon DC's pre-submission draft Area Action Plan for new Star Cross Garden Village, Eynsham. October 2020. 168Kb
Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan - view or download Railfuture East Midlands' response to the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan Growth Options. September 2020. 279Kb
Southampton Airport, Eastleigh - view or download Railfuture Wessex's submission to Eastleigh Borough Council on Southampton Airport's application for a longer runway. August 2020. 48Kb. Railfuture Wessex's proposed Brighton-Swindon service via Southampton Airport Parkway referred to is viewable here.
Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Transport Priorities 2020-50 - view or download Railfuture East Midlands' response to Leicestershire County Council's draft STP to 2050. May 2020. 879Kb
Planning for Growth on the Hoo Peninsula, Medway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Medway Council's vision for growth. May 2020. 190Kb
Oxfordshire Local Transport & Connectivity Plan - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire County Council's Local Transport & Connectivity Plan 5. April 2020. 590Kb
Hertfordshire draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Hertfordshire County Council's draft county Rail Strategy. March 2020. 433Kb
Mole Valley draft Local Plan 2018-33 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Future Mole Valley, the District Council's draft Local Plan 2018-33. March 2020. 297Kb
Gloucestershire Local Transport Plan 4 - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the review of Gloucestershire's Local Transport Plan 4. February 2020. 265Kb
Eastbourne Local Plan 2018-38 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the Local Plan Issues and Options consultation. January 2020. 144Kb
Salt Cross Garden Village, West Oxfordshire - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxfordshire District Council's Preferred Options for the Area Action Plan for the new Salt Cross Garden Village, Eynsham. November 2019. 168Kb
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough draft LTP - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority's draft Local Transport Plan. September 2019. 417Kb
West Oxfordshire SPD for East Witney - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxon DC's Supplementary Planning Document Issues Paper for East Witney. June 2019. 193kb
City of Bristol Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the City of Bristol's Local Plan. May 2019. 112Kb
West of England Joint LTP4 - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the West of England Combined Authority's draft Joint Local Transport Plan 4. March 2019.
Oxfordshire Plan 2050 - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to the Call for Ideas on Oxfordshire Plan 2050. April 2019. 96Kb
Oxfordshire Plan 2050 - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to the consultation on Introducing the Oxfordshire Plan 2050. March 2019. 644Kb
Barking station refurbishment - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Barking & Dagenham Council on c2c's applications for planning permission and listed building consent for refurbishment of Barking station. March 2019. 77Kb
Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the Issues and Options consultation. January 2019. 322Kb
City of London draft Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the City of London Corporation's first-ever draft Transport Strategy. January 2019. 114Kb
West of England Joint Spatial Plan - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the Technical Evidence consultation. December 2018. 398Kb
Bristol draft Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Bristol City Council's draft Transport Strategy. October 2018. 393Kb
Wealden Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Wealden District Council's Proposed Submission Local Plan 2013-28. October 2018. 1.5Mb
Somerset Draft Passenger Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to Somerset County Council's draft Passenger Transport Strategy. September 2018. 325Kb
Taunton Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Somerset County Council's draft Taunton Transport Strategy. August 2018. 305Kb
West Oxfordshire Strategic Development Area for West Eynsham - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxfordshire District Council's Strategic Development Area proposals for West Eynsham. August 2018. 159Kb
Salt Cross Garden Village, West Oxfordshire - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxfordshire District Council's Issues Paper for an Area Action Plan for the new Salt Cross Garden Village, Eynsham. July 2018. 161Kb
Medway Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the Medway Local Plan Development Strategy 2012-2035. May 2018. 532Kb
Yorkshire Dales Management Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the Yorkshire Dales National Park draft Management Plan 2019-2014. April 2018. 677kB
Cheltenham Local Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the Cheltenham Local Plan. April 2018. 317Kb
Hertfordshire Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Hertfordshire County Council's Local Transport Plan 4. January 2018. 155kB
Portishead branch reopening, Travelwest - view or download Railfuture's response to the stage 2 consultation by Travelwest (four Local Authorities comprising the West of England: Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset) on the Portishead branch reopening. November 2017. 48kB
South Downs Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the South Downs National Park Authority's Local Plan pre-submission draft of September 2017. November 2017. 25Kb
Kent Freight Action Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Kent County Council's draft Freight Action Plan. March 2017. 62kB
Hertfordshire Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Hertfordshire County Council's Local Transport Plan 4, Transport Vision 2050. December 2016. 410kB
Kent Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Kent County Council's Local Transport Plan 4, 2016-31. October 2016. 687kB
Flintshire Local Development Plan - view or download Railfuture Cymru's response to Flintshire Council's Local Development Plan Key Messages. April 2016. 146kB
East Sussex Local Transport Implementation Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to East Sussex County Council's Local Transport Implementation Plan 2016-20. December 2015. 11kb
Portishead branch reopening, Travelwest - view or download Railfuture's response to the consultation by Travelwest (four Local Authorities comprising the West of England: Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset) on the Portishead branch reopening. July 2015. 78kB
Hertfordshire draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Hertfordshire County Council's draft Rail Strategy. August 2015. 247kB
East Sussex draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture LOndon & South East's response to East Sussex County Council's draft Rail Strategy. October 2013. 260kB
Surrey draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Surrey County Council's draft Rail Strategy. June 2013. 167kB
South East LEP's Coastal Communities Economic Prospectus - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the survey. July 2019. 126kb
Cheshire and Warrington LEP's Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to the Cheshire & Warrington LEP's consultation on their draft Transport Strategy. August 2018. 200Kb
New Anglia LEP's Integrated Transport Strategy for Norfolk/Suffolk - view or download Railfuture's response to the New Anglia LEP's ITS for Norfolk and Suffolk. May 2018. 163Kb
Coast to Capital LEP's Strategic Economic Plan 2018-30 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Coast to Capital LEP's consultation on their Strategic Economic Plan to 2030. March 2018. 124Kb
Future Rail - view or download Railfuture's response to the London Assembly's Transport Committee's Call for Evidence on the future of rail in London. July 2018. 138Kb
London Overground ticket offices - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to London TravelWatch's consultation on Arriva Rail London's proposal to close 51 less-busy station ticket offices on London Overground. October 2018. 89Kb
Future shape of Chiltern Rail services - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the London TravelWatch consultation on the future shape of Chiltern Rail services. May 2011. 146kB
Unitarisation in Cumbria, Somerset, North Yorkshire - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to proposals for local government reorganisation for unitary authorities in Cumbria, Somerset and North Yorkshire. April 2021. 77Kb
Planning for the future - view or download Railfuture's response to the MHCLG consultation on its White Paper. October 2020. 184Kb
Rail Needs Assessment for the Midlands and the North - view or download Railfuture's response to the Call for evidence. May 2020. 220Kb
Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge: growth corridor - view or download Railfuture's response to the Call for evidence. August 2016. 342kB
Connecting Northern Cities - view or download Railfuture's response to consultation questions. January 2016. 219kB
London's Transport Infrastructure - view or download Railfuture's response to consultation questions. January 2016. 241kB
Long Distance Passenger Market Study - click view or download to see Railfuture's submission to the NR LTPP Long Distance Market Study. July 2013. 134kB
Freight Market Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR LTPP Freight Market Study. July 2013. 146kB
London and South East Passenger Market Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR LTPP London and South East Market Study. July 2013. 133kB
Regional Urban Passenger Market Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR LTPP Regional Urban Market Study. July 2013. 131kB
Route Studies
East Coast Main Line Route Study - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the NR East Coast Main Line Route Study draft for consultation. March 2018.
Kent Area Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submisssion to the NR South East Route: Kent Area Route Study, draft. June 2017. 441kB.
Freight Network Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Freight Network Study consultation. November 2016. 190kB
W. Midlands & Chilterns Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR West Midllands and Chilterns Route Study draft. September 2016. 248kB
Welsh Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Welsh Route Study draft. June 2015. 253kB
East Midlands Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR East Midlands Route Study draft. April 2015. 318kB
Wessex Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Wessex Route Study draft. February 2015. 318kB
Anglia Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Anglia Route Study draft. February 2015. 318kB
Western Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Western Route Study draft. January 2015. 315kB
Sussex Area Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR South East Route: Sussex Area Route Study draft. January 2015. 320kB
Other Consultations
Ely Area Capacity Enhancements programme - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to NR's second consultation, on Ely South. July 2021. 146Kb
Cambridge re-signalling - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to Network Rail's Cambridge area re-signalling, relock and recontrol project. April 2021. 196Kb
Cambridge South station - view or download Railfuture's response to Network Rail's second consultation on the proposed new station at Cambridge South. November 2020. 160Kb
Ely Area Capacity Enhancements programme - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's first consultation, on the challenge of increasing capacity. November 2020. 215Kb
Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to NR's second consultation on the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS). September 2020. 117Kb
Reigate station upgrade - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Connecting Reigate to Thameslink. April 2020. 112Kb
Cambridge South station - view or download Railfuture's response to Network Rail's initial consultation on the proposed new station at Cambridge South. March 2020. 106Kb
Norwood Junction station - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to NR's consultation on the proposed upgrade of Norwood Junction station. July 2019. 6Kb
Edinburgh Waverley MasterPlan - view or download Railfuture Scotland's response to the Edinburgh Waverley MasterPlan pre-design consultation. April 2019. 18Kb
Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to NR's 'initial public engagement' consultation on the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS). December 2018. 80Kb
East West Rail, western section phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's round 3 consultation on East West Rail. January 2018. 5kB (see also DfT above)
East West Rail, western section phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's round 2 consultation on East West Rail. August 2017. 98kB (see also DfT above)
Hansford Review - view or download Railfuture's response to the Hansford Review questionnaire. February 2017. 493kB
Improving Connectivity - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's Improving Connectivity consultation. Feb 2015. 137kB
Network Rail Property (Freight Team) - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's (Freight Team) consultation on Property. November 2012. 121kB
East Coast Main Line 2016 Capacity Review - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's consultation on the ECML 2016 Capacity Review. October 2010. 170kB
Route Utilisation Strategies
Network RUS - Alternative Solutions - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to Network Rail's final consultation on the Network RUS on Alternative Solutions. November 2012. 406kB
Network RUS - Alternative Solutions - view or download Railfuture's response to Network Rail's initial consultation on the Network RUS on Alternative Solutions. April 2012. 126kB
Network RUS - Rolling Stock - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the Network RUS on Rolling Stock. August 2011. 128kB
Network RUS - Stations - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the Network RUS on Stations. July 2011. 144kB
West Coast Main Line RUS - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the West Coast Main Line RUS. March 2011. 207kB
London & South East 2nd Generation RUS - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the London & South East 2nd Generation RUS. March 2011. 753kB
West Midlands & Chilterns RUS - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the West Midlands and Chilterns RUS. February 2011. 403kB
Scotland 2nd Generation RUS - view or download Railfuture Scotland's response to the Network Rail consultation on the Scotland 2nd Generation RUS. January 2011. 261kB
Northern 2nd Generation RUS - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the Northern 2nd Generation RUS. January 2011. 135kB
Control Period 5 (CP5)
Draft CP5 Delivery Plan - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to Network Rail's consultation on the Draft CP5 Delivery Plan. January 2014. 143kB
Initial Industry Plan - view or download Railfuture's input to Network Rail for the Initial Industry Plan (IIP) for England & Wales, and for Scotland. January 2012. 351kB
Improving Assisted Travel - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on Accessibility of rail replacement services. February 2020. 91Kb
Improving Assisted Travel - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on changes to guidance for train and station operators on the Disabled People's Protection Policy (DPPP). January 2019. 48Kb.
Inquiry into May 2018 network disruption phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's comments on recommendations to the ORR Timetable Inquiry phase 2. Nov 2018. 319Kb
Inquiry into May 2018 network disruption phase 1 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR Timetable Inquiry, Northern and TransPennine Express, view or download to see Thameslink and Great Northern. July 2018. 231Kb/150Kb
Improving Assisted Travel - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on Improving Assisted Travel. January 2018. 298Kb
Contractual provisions to implement options for the capacity charge in CP5 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on contractual provisions to implement options for the capacity charge in CP5. November 2013. 131kB
Periodic Review 2013: Draft Determination of Network Rail's Outputs and Funding for 2014-2019 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR on PR13 - Draft Determination of NR's Outputs and Funding for 2014-2019. September 2013. 219kB
Implementation of Periodic Review 2013 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on the Implementation of PR13. September 2013. 71kB
Periodic Review 2013: On-rail competition, options for change in open access - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR on PR13: On-rail competition - consultation on options for change in open access. August 2013. 128kB
Proposed approach to duty to cooperate - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on the proposed approach to duty to cooperate. July 2013. 186kB
HS1 Periodic Review 2014 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR on the 2014 HS1 Periodic Review - first consultation. April 2013. 120kB
Periodic Review 2013: Freight-specific charge for biomass - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR on PR13: consultation on a freight specific charge for biomass. March 2013. 203kB
Network Rail Strategic Business Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on NR’s Strategic Business Plan for Control Period 5. February 2013. 291kB
Schedules 4 and 8 possessions and performance regimes - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on Schedules 4 and 8 possessions and performance regimes. January 2013. 144kB
ROGS (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems {ROGS} (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations. October 2012. 204kB
ORR's approach to transparency - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR Consultation on Transparency. October 2012. 259kB
Network Rail output framework 2014-19 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on Network Rail’s output framework for 2014-19. September 2012. 218kB
Network Rail CP5 financial issues - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on financial issues for Network Rail in CP5. September 2012. 206kB
Periodic Review 2013: Variable usage charge - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on PR13 - usage charge and on a freight-specific charge. August 2012. 220kB
Network Rail Long Term Planning Process - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR regarding Network Rail's Long Term Planning Process. April 2012. 207kB
Initial Industry Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR for the Initial Industry Plan (IIP) for England & Wales, and for Scotland. November 2011. 291kB
London Resort - view or download Railfuture London & South East's representation for the pre-examination of the application by London Resort Company Holdings for a Development Consent Order. March 2021. 156Kb
Sizewell C: EDF changes to DCO submission - view or download Railfuture's response to EDF Energy's consultation on proposed changes to their DCO application submission. December 2020. 202Kb
Sizewell C: Rectifying the Missing Legacy - view or download Railfuture's submission to the Planning Inspectorate on EDF Energy's application for a Development Consent Order for Sizewell C. September 2020. 87Kb
London Resort, Swanscombe Peninsula - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the statutory consultation by London Resort Company Holdings, pre-Development Consent Order application. September 2020. 185Kb
Sizewell C - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to EDF Energy's stage 2 consultation. January 2017. 1.3Mb
Sizewell C - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to EDF Energy's stage 1 consultation. January 2013. 546Kb
Transport for the North - view or download Railfuture's Northern branches' free-form response to the Decarbonisation Strategy consultation, and view or download their completed TfN questionnaire. August 2021. 368Kb and 1.3 Mb resp.
Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to the stakeholder survey on TfSE's current and future role. August 2021. 151Kb
England's Economic Heartland - view or download the joint Railfuture East Anglia / East Midlands / Thames Valley response to EEH's call for evidence for the Peterborough-Northampton-Oxford Connectivity Study. June 2021. 119Kb
England's Economic Heartland - view or download Railfuture's joint Thames Valley / East Midlands / London & South East response to EEH's call for evidence for the Oxford-Milton Keynes Connectivity Study. June 2021. 96Kb
Midlands Connect - view or download the joint Railfuture East Midlands / West Midlands / Lincolnshire response to the Transport Strategy refresh. March 2021. 432Kb
England's Economic Heartland - view or download Railfuture's response to EEH's draft Transport Strategy. October 2020. 227Kb
Western Gateway - view or download to see the Railfuture Severnside & Wessex branches' joint response to Western Gateway's draft Transport Strategy. July 2020. 322Kb
Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to TfSE's draft Transport Strategy 2050. January 2020. 210Kb
Western Gateway - view or download Railfuture's response to Western Gateway's Rail Strategy. December 2019. 1.5Mb
England's Economic Heartland - view or download Railfuture's response to EEH's Outline Transport Strategy. October 2019. 207Kb
Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to TfSE's draft proposal to government to become a statutory body. July 2019. 166kb
Transport for the North - view or download Railfuture's response to the Northern Powerhouse Rail business survey. January 2019. 767kB
Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to TfSE's draft Economic Connectivity Review. June 2018. 375kB
Transport for the North - view or download Railfuture's response to TfN's Strategic Transport Plan, addressing the Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England. April 2018. 794kB
Rail North - view or download Railfuture's response to Rail North's Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England. October 2013. 289kB
LNER Ticket Office opening hours - view or download Railfuture's Passenger Group submission on changes to LNER Ticket Office Hours (note: formally, to London TravelWatch for Kings Cross and to Transport Focus for all other impacted stations). September 2021. 148Kb
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to the South Western Railway December 2022 Timetable consultation. August 2021. 145Kb
Six TOCs - view or download Railfuture's response to the East Coast Mainline May 2022 Timetable consultation. August 2021. 297Kb (sent to CrossCountry, Great Northern/Thameslink, LNER, Northern, TransPennine Express, and copied to: East Midlands Railway, First East Coast Trains, Grand Central, Hull Trains, Network Rail & ScotRail. Railfuture input was from Passenger Group and East Anglia, East Midlands, Lincolnshire, London & South East, North East, North West, Yorkshire, and Scotland Branches).
Greater Anglia - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to GA's proposed December 2021 timetable for the Great Eastern Main Line. February 2021. 250Kb
East Midlands Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to EMR's proposed December 2020 timetable. February 2020. 863Kb
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response on SWR's proposed changes to some late-night services from the December 2020 timetable. December 2019.
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to SWR's questionnaire on Boxing Day Services. April 2018. 90kB
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to SWR's consultation on optimisation of train services. February 2018. 535kB
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to SWR's consultation on Developing a more sustainable future for island Line. December 2017. 235kB
South Western Railway December 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to SWR's December 2018 timetable consultation. December 2017. 473kB
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to GTR's 2018 timetable consultation phase 3. December 2017. 152Kb
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to GTR's 2018 timetable consultation phase 2. July 2017. 155Kb
CrossCountry future timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to CrossCountry's Future Timetable consultation. January 2017. 292Kb
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the GTR 2018 timetable consultation phase 1. December 2016. 354kB
c2c December 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to c2c's December 2015 Timetable consultation. January 2015. 228kb.
Govia Thameslink Railway December 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to GTR's December 2015 Timetable consultation. January 2015. 326kB
Chiltern Railways September 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to Chiltern Railways' September 2015 Timetable consultation. November 2014. 118kB
Southeastern December 2014 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to Southeastern's December 2014 Timetable consultation. February 2014. 260kB
CrossCountry December 2012 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to CrossCountry about their proposals for the December 2012 Timetable. August 2012. 124kB
Chiltern Railways December 2012 Timetable draft - view or download Railfuture's response to Chiltern Railways' consultation about their proposals for the December 2012 Timetable. June 2012. 196kB
Sutton Link - view or download to see Railfuture's response to TfL's October 2018 consultation on three options for a new public transport Sutton Link. January 2019. 90kB
River crossing between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's November 2017 consultation on a proposed new east London river crossing between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe. January 2018. 20kB
London Overground stations at Old Oak Common - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's October 2017 consultation on two potential new Overground stations at Old Oak Common. November 2017. 18kB
Holborn station - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's September 2017 consultation on Capacity Improvements to Holborn Tube station. November 2017. 20kB
Mayor's draft Transport Strategy 2017 - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's June 2017 consultation on the Mayor of London's draft Transport Strategy 2017. October 2017. 405kB
Barking Riverside Extension TWAO - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's application to the DfT for a Transport & Works Act Order for the Barking Riverside Extension. October 2016. 125Kb
London and south east rail prospectus - view or download Railfuture's response to the January 2016 DfT-TfL joint consultation on rail passenger services in London and the south east: a new approach. March 2016. 197kB
New river crossings - view or download Railfuture's response to the December 2015 TfL consultation on new river crossings in east and south-east London. February 2016. 11kB
Crossrail 2 - view or download Railfuture's response to the October 2015 TfL consultation on Crossrail 2. January 2016. 51kb
Barking Riverside route options - view or download Railfuture's response to the May 2015 TfL consultation on route options for the extension of the Gospel Oak-Barking line to Barking Riverside. June 2015. 10kB
Bakerloo Line Extension - view or download Railfuture's response to the TfL consultation on the proposed Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham and Hayes. December 2014. 181kB
Transport Scotland Rail 2014 - click view or download to see Railfuture Scotland's response to the Transport Scotland consultation. February 2012. 166kB
EIS Committee inquiry into the future development of TfW - view or download the Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to Welsh Assembly Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee inquiry into the future development of TfWe. January 2019. 858kB
EIS committee Rail Franchise and Metro Scrutiny - view or download the Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to Welsh Assembly Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee Rail Franchise and Metro Scrutiny. November 2019. 500kB
Active Travel - view or download to see the Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to post-legislative scrutiny by the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. February 2018. 476kB
EIS Committee inquiry into Wales and Borders Rail Franchise - view or download the Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to Welsh Assembly Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee inquiry into Wales and Borders Rail Franchise. February 2017. 474kB
Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh Rail infrastructure - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to consultation by the Enterprise and Business Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. January 2016. 256kB
Rugby World Cup Transport Planning report, December 2015 - view or download Railfuture Wales/Cymru comments on the report to the Enterprise and Business Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. January 2016. 226kB
Inquiry into Tourism - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the Enterprise and Business Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. May 2014. 329kB
National Development Framework for Wales - click view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation on the National Development Framework for Wales. March 2017. 267kB
Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation on the Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance (WelTAG) 2017 consultation. February 2017. 354kB
Setting the Direction for Wales and Borders Rail - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation on the Wales and Borders franchise. March 2016. 347kB
National Transport Plan 2015 - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation on the draft. February 2015. 331kB
Active Travel (Wales) Bill - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the Welsh Government consultation. August 2012. 220kB
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A list of submission responses in date order can be found on the Railfuture library.
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Click on the organisation name in the menu below and go direct to our responses; click here for a chronological list of all submissions since 2004.
Competition and Markets Authority
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities
Department for Transport
East West Rail Company
European Railway Agency
Gatwick Airport Ltd
HM Treasury
Homes England
House of Commons Transport Committee
House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee
House of Lords Built Environment Committee
HS2 Ltd
Local Authorities
Local Enterprise Partnerships
London Assembly
London TravelWatch
Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government
National Infrastructure Commission
Network Rail
Office of Rail and Road
Planning Inspectorate
Pre-application consultations
Rail Delivery Group
Sub National Transport Bodies
Train Operating Companies
Transport Focus
Transport for London
Transport for West Midlands
Transport Scotland
Welsh Assembly
Welsh Government
Competition and Markets Authority
Competition in passenger rail services in Great Britain - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the C&MA investigation into competition within the rail industry. October 2015. 210kBDepartment for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Air quality: draft Clean Air Strategy 2018 - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the DEFRA consultation. August 2018. 101KbDepartment for Levelling Up Housing and Communities
Oxford-Cambridge Arc - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the DLUHC/MHCLG consultation on priorities for the Ox-Cam Arc Spatial Framework. October 2021.Department for Transport
Cambridge South station T&WA Order application - click view or download to see Railfuture East Anglia's response to Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for Cambridge South station. July 2021. 90KbRailways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT survey for the Post-Implementation Review of the Interoperability Regulations 2011. View DfT explanatory presentation. July 2021. 341Kb
Oxford Phase 2 T&WA Order application - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for Oxford Phase 2. July 2021. 96Kb
Manchester Recovery Task Force - view or download the joint Railfuture North West / Yorkshire response on Timetable options to improve rail performance in the north of England. March 2021. 359Kb
Ending the longer semi-trailer trial - view or download Railfuture's response on ending the longer semi-trailer trial. February 2021. 834Kb
Heavier intermodal freight trial - view or download Railfuture's response on a Heavier, 48-tonne, intermodal freight trial. January 2021. 137Kb
Union Connectivity review - view or download Railfuture's Union Connectivity priority list sent to Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman of Network Rail, charged by government with the DfT's Union Connectivity review. December 2020. 559Kb
Transport Decarbonisation Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the Call for Ideas on creating a plan to decarbonise transport. August 2020. 59Kb
Newhaven Marine station closure - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response on Network Rail's proposed closure of Newhaven Marine station, to enable a rail freight facility to replace it. April 2020. 80Kb.
Williams Rail Review - view or download Railfuture's initial response to the Williams Rail Review Team. January 2019. 944Kb.
East West Rail, western section Phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's Proof of Evidence for the Public Inquiry into unresolved objections to Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for East West Rail Bicester to Bedford Improvements. January 2019. 194Kb (see also Network Rail below)
Angel Road station closure - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response on the proposed closure of the Lea Valley line's Angel Road station as new Meridian Water station opens to replace it. November 2018. 28Kb.
East West Rail, western section Phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's Statement of Case for the Public Inquiry into unresolved objections to Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for East West Rail Bicester to Bedford Improvements. October 2018. 133Kb (see also Network Rail below)
Cross Country franchise - view or download Railfuture's covering letter to the DfT in response to its consultation on the next Cross Country franchise, planned since July's invitation for Expressions of Interest from bidders to be from February 2020 but cancelled on 20 September 2018. August 2018. 208Kb
Click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the online survey. August 2018. 7.8Mb
East West Rail, western section Phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's response to the application by Network Rail for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for Phase 2 of the Western Section of East West Rail. September 2018. 87Kb (see also Network Rail below)
Rother Valley Railway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's comments on the application by Rother Valley Railway for an Order under the Transport & Works Act to construct, operate and maintain a railway between Robertsbridge Junction and Bodiam. May 2018. 109Kb.
Great Western franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next Great Western franchise. February 2018. 503Kb.
Community Rail - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on community rail. January 2018. 258Kb.
Draft Transport Accessibility Action Plan - view or download Railfuture's response on a draft Transport Accessibility Action Plan. November 2017. 338Kb.
East Midlands franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next East Midlands franchise. October 2017. 827Kb.
South Eastern franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next South Eastern franchise. June 2017. 401kB
Draft Airports National Policy Statement - view or download Railfuture's response on the Heathrow NorthWest Runway. May 2017. 495kB
Barking Riverside TWAO application - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Transport for London's application to the DfT for a Transport & Works Act Order for the Barking Riverside Extension. October 2016. 125kB
InterCity West Coast franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next InterCity West Coast franchise. August 2016. 560kB
London and South East Rail Prospectus - view or download Railfuture's response to the January 2016 DfT-TfL consultation on Rail passenger services in London and the South East: a new approach. March 2016. 197kB
West Midlands franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next West Midlands franchise. March 2016. 359kB
South Western franchise - view or download Railfuture's response on the next South Western franchise. February 2016. 374kB
Rail Regulation: call for evidence - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Rail Regulation. January 2016. 220kB
The 'Shaw report' scoping study - view or download Railfuture's response on the scope of the ‘Shaw report’ on the future shape and financing of Network Rail. December 2015. 260kB
CrossCountry Direct Award - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the CrossCountry Direct Award. October 2015. 396kB
Greater Anglia franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next Greater Anglia franchise. March 2015. 476kB
Northern and TransPennine Express franchises - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Future of the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises. August 2014. 313kB
Great Western franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next Great Western Franchise. June 2014.
Draft National Policy Statement for the National Road and Rail Networks - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Draft National Policy Statement for the National Road and Rail Networks. February 2014. 457kB
Aviation Commission - Long Term Capacity Options - view or download Railfuture's submission to the Aviation Commission on Long Term Capacity Options. July 2013. 379kB
Strategic Roads Network - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Strategic Roads Network. March 2013. 395kB
Integrated Transport Block Funding - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Integrated Transport Block Funding. March 2013. 155kB
SoS Powers under S26(1) of the Railways Act 1993 - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Secretary of State's powers under S26(1) of the Railways Act 1993. March 2013. 103kB
Major Infrastructure Planning Reform - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Major Infrastructure Planning Reform - Amendments to the Definitions for Highways and Rail Nationally Significant Schemes in the Planning Act 2008. January 2013. 109kB
Channel Tunnel: Transposition of Railway Safety and Interoperability Directives - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the Channel Tunnel: Transposition of Railway Safety and Interoperability Directives. December 2012. 109kB
David Brown Review of Franchising - view or download Railfuture's comments to the David Brown Review on franchising. November 2012. 419kB
Bus Subsidy Reform - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Bus Subsidy Reform. November 2012. 240kB
Aviation Policy Framework - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the proposed Aviation Policy Framework. November 2012. 193kB
InterCity East Coast franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new requirements for the InterCity East Coast franchise. September 2012. 273kB
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee - view or download Railfuture’s response to the DfT consultation on the proposed abolition of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DiPTAC). September 2012. 204kB
Combined Thameslink/Southern/Great Northern franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new requirements for the Combined Thameslink/Southern/Great Northern franchise. September 2012. 241kB
South Eastern franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new requirements for the South Eastern franchise. September 2012. 197kB
Withdrawal of Scheduled Passenger Services - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the proposed withdrawal of services between Wandsworth Road, Kensington (Olympia) and Ealing Broadway. August 2012. 199kB
BR (Residuary) Ltd. - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the proposed abolition of BR (Residuary) Ltd. June 2012. 287kB
Rail Decentralisation - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Decentralisation of Rail Services. June 2012. 227kB
Rail Fares and Ticketing - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT initial consultation on Rail Fares and Ticketing. June 2012. 321kB
Essex Thameside Franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new franchise requirements for Essex Thameside. May 2012. 127kB
Devolving Local Major Transport Schemes - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on Devolving Local Major Transport Schemes. April 2012. 111kB
Great Western Franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new franchise requirements for the Great Western Main Line. March 2012. 393kB
A14 Challenge - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the 'A14 Challenge'. January 2012. 147kB
InterCity West Coast franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the new franchise requirements for the West Coast Main Line. April 2011. 303kB
Rail Franchising review - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the future of rail franchising. October 2010. 124kB
East West Rail Company
East West Rail - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to EWR Company's second non-statutory consultation. June 2021. 400KbEast West Rail central section, Bedford-Cambridge - view or download Railfuture's response to the EWR Company's consultation on Route Options. March 2019. 139Kb
European Railway Agency
Draft TSI Locomotives and Rolling Stock - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the ERA consultation on preliminary draft version 1.0 of revised TSI on Locomotives and Passenger rolling stock covering the Union railway system (conventional and high speed rail systems, with extension to the non-TEN system). September 2012. 115kBGatwick Airport Ltd
Draft Master Plan 2018 - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to Gatwick Airport Ltd's consultation on their draft Master Plan 2018. January 2019. 98KbHM Treasury
Comprehensive Spending Review 2020 - click view or download to see Railfuture's submission to the Chancellor of the Exchequer who sought representations on his forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review. September 2020. 303KbHomes England
West of Ifield - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to Homes England's consultation on land west of Ifield, Horsham, West Sussex. December 2020. 88KbHouse of Commons Transport Committee
Major transport infrastructure projects - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Transport Committee's Inquiry into the appraisal and delivery of major transport infrastructure projects. January 2021. 142KbRail timetable changes - view or download Railfuture's response to the Transport Committee's Inquiry into the 2018 Rail timetable changes. July 2018. 389kB.
Rail Franchising - view or download Railfuture's response to the Transport Committee's Inquiry into Rail Franchising. June 2016. 303kB
Rail Passenger Experience - view or download Railfuture's response to the Transport Committee's Inquiry into Improving the Rail Passenger Experience. May 2016. 324kB.
Reforming the Railways - view or download Railfuture's written evidence to the House of Commons - Transport Select Committee on the Command Paper 'Reforming the Railways'. April 2012. 241kB
High Speed Rail - view or download Railfuture's written evidence to the House of Commons - Transport Select Committee on High Speed Rail. May 2011. 296kB
House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee
Cancellation of Electrification between Cardiff and Swansea - view Railfuture's response to the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee Inquiry into the cancellation of electrification between Cardiff and Swansea. November 2017.Wales and Borders Rail Franchise - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Wales and Borders Rail Franchise. August 2016. 183kB
Cross Border Connectivity - view or download Railfuture's response to the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee on Cross Border Road and Rail Connectivity. April 2012. 235kB
House of Lords Built Environment Committee
All 3 submissions together - view or download Railfuture's responses to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee combined together: the future of rail fares, the cost of rail ticketing and possible tactical improvements to the Flexi-Season. September 2021. 1596kBThe future of rail fares - view or download Railfuture's response to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee on the future of rail fares. September 2021. 848kB
Meeting the UK's housing demand - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Call for Evidence. September 2021.
The cost of Rail Ticketing - view or download Railfuture's response to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee on the cost of rail ticketing. August 2021. 589kB
Tactical improvements to the Flexi-Season ticket - view or download Railfuture's response to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee setting out possible tactical improvements to the Flexi-Season. August 2021. 482kB
HS2 Ltd
HS2 Crewe Hub - click view or download to see Raifuture's response to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation on Crewe Hub: options for building on existing connectivity. October 2017. 809KbRoute from West Midlands to Manchester, Leeds and beyond - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation on the route proposals for HS2 Phase 2 from the West Midlands to Manchester, Leeds and beyond. January 2014. 491kB
Draft Environmental Statement - view or download Railfuture's submission to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation on the Phase 1 Draft Environmental Statement. July 2013. 197kB
Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation on the draft Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document for HS2 Phase 1. May 2012. 133kB
The route of HS2 - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation. July 2011. 345kB
Local Authorities
South Coast Corridor - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to East Sussex CC's survey for the A259 South Coast Corridor Improvement Study. October 2021.West Sussex draft Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the draft West Sussex Transport Plan 2022-36. October 2021.
Places for Everyone, Greater Manchester - view or download Railfuture's response to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority consultation. October 2021.
Oxfordshire Plan 2050 - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to the Policy Options consultation for Oxfordshire Plan 2050. October 2021.
C2E Partnership (Abbey Wood-Ebbsfleet) - view or download Railfuture London & South East's second online response to the C2E / Greater North Kent Partnerships on Improving transport links between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet. September 2021.
South Yorkshire Combined Authority - view or download Railfuture Yorkshire's response to South Yorkshire PTE on proposals for a new Magna Tram Train stop and Park & Ride in Templeborough, Rotherham. September 2021.
Lewes Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Lewes District Council on its Issues and Options for its new Local Plan. September 2021.
Leicester Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture East Midlands response to the draft Leicester Local Transport Plan 2021-36. September 2021.
Waterside Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Hampshire County Council's Waterside Transport Strategy. August 2021. 148Kb
Gloucestershire Transport Integration - view or download Railfuture Severnside's submission to Gloucestershire County Council on transport integration. August 2021.
Bus Service Improvement Plans - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the West of England Combined Authority and North Somerset Council, view or download their response to Somerset County Council, and view or download their response to Wiltshire Council. August 2021.
Lewes District Planning - view or download Railfuture London & South East's objection to an outline planning application in Ringmer. July 2021.
Tunbridge Wells Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the Royal Tunbridge Wells Pre-Submission Local Plan to 2038. June 2021. 78Kb
Future Hoo, Medway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Medway Council's Future Hoo - new routes to good growth. April 2021. 166Kb
South Kensington station - view or download Railfuture London & South East's supplementary submission to Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea on the revised planning application by Native Land (Kensington) Ltd, South Kensington Properties Ltd and London Underground Ltd which includes provision for step-free access for the sub-surface Circle and District lines. March 2021. 131Kb
Hastings draft Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the draft Hastings Local Plan 2019-39. March 2021. 104Kb
Oxfordshire Local Transport & Connectivity Plan - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire County Council's Local Transport & Connectivity Plan 5 Vision. March 2021. 690Kb
Trafford draft Local Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Trafford Council's draft Local Plan. March 2021. 449Kb
Trafford Council - also view or download the revised diagram for page 5. March 2021. 394Kb
Island line, Isle of Wight - view or download Railfuture Wessex's submission to Isle of Wight Council on the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund scheme. March 2021. 248Kb
Wiltshire Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to Wiltshire Council's Local Plan Review. March 2021. 101Kb
C2E Partnership (Abbey Wood-Ebbsfleet) - view or download Railfuture London & South East's online response to the C2E Partnership (Bexley, Dartford, Gravesham Borough Councils, Kent County Council, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, and Thames Gateway Kent Partnership until wind-up from 1 April 2021) on the Study into Proposed Transport Enhancement Options between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet. March 2021. 178Kb
South Gloucestershire Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Seversnside's response to South Gloucestershire Council's Local Plan phase 1 consultation. March 2021. 49Kb
Hampshire LTP4 - view or download the joint Railfuture Wessex / London and South East response to Hampshire County Council's survey for its Local Transport Plan 4. February 2021. 145Kb
South Kensington station - view or download Railfuture London & South East's submission to Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea on the planning application by Native Land (Kensington) Ltd, South Kensington Properties Ltd and London Underground Ltd which includes provision for step-free access for the sub-surface Circle and District lines. February 2021. 128Kb
Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Options - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to Bath & NE Somerset Council's Local Plan Options consultation. February 2021. 97Kb
Wealden Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Wealden District Council's Local Plan 'Direction of Travel'. January 2021. 191Kb
West Somerset & Taunton Public Transport - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to West Somerset & Taunton Council's 'task and finish' on Public Transport. January 2021. 101Kb
Oxfordshire 2050 Strategic Vision - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire Growth Board's Open Thought on its Strategic Vision for 2050. December 2020. 575Kb
Portsmouth Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture Wessex's response to the City Council's draft Transport Strategy. December 2020. 831Kb
West Sussex Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to West Sussex County Council's Local Transport Plan Review survey. December 2020. 104Kb
East Sussex Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to East Sussex County Council's first Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan. December 2020. 78Kb
Kent Rail Strategy 2021 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Kent County Council's draft Rail Strategy 2021. November 2020. 325Kb
Luton Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Luton Borough Council's draft Local Transport Plan. November 2020. 175Kb
Surrey Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the survey prior to a new Surrey Rail Strategy. October 2020. 291Kb
West Oxfordshire District Council - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxon DC's pre-submission draft Area Action Plan for new Star Cross Garden Village, Eynsham. October 2020. 168Kb
Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan - view or download Railfuture East Midlands' response to the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan Growth Options. September 2020. 279Kb
Southampton Airport, Eastleigh - view or download Railfuture Wessex's submission to Eastleigh Borough Council on Southampton Airport's application for a longer runway. August 2020. 48Kb. Railfuture Wessex's proposed Brighton-Swindon service via Southampton Airport Parkway referred to is viewable here.
Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Transport Priorities 2020-50 - view or download Railfuture East Midlands' response to Leicestershire County Council's draft STP to 2050. May 2020. 879Kb
Planning for Growth on the Hoo Peninsula, Medway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Medway Council's vision for growth. May 2020. 190Kb
Oxfordshire Local Transport & Connectivity Plan - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire County Council's Local Transport & Connectivity Plan 5. April 2020. 590Kb
Hertfordshire draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Hertfordshire County Council's draft county Rail Strategy. March 2020. 433Kb
Mole Valley draft Local Plan 2018-33 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Future Mole Valley, the District Council's draft Local Plan 2018-33. March 2020. 297Kb
Gloucestershire Local Transport Plan 4 - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the review of Gloucestershire's Local Transport Plan 4. February 2020. 265Kb
Eastbourne Local Plan 2018-38 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the Local Plan Issues and Options consultation. January 2020. 144Kb
Salt Cross Garden Village, West Oxfordshire - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxfordshire District Council's Preferred Options for the Area Action Plan for the new Salt Cross Garden Village, Eynsham. November 2019. 168Kb
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough draft LTP - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority's draft Local Transport Plan. September 2019. 417Kb
West Oxfordshire SPD for East Witney - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxon DC's Supplementary Planning Document Issues Paper for East Witney. June 2019. 193kb
City of Bristol Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the City of Bristol's Local Plan. May 2019. 112Kb
West of England Joint LTP4 - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the West of England Combined Authority's draft Joint Local Transport Plan 4. March 2019.
Oxfordshire Plan 2050 - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to the Call for Ideas on Oxfordshire Plan 2050. April 2019. 96Kb
Oxfordshire Plan 2050 - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to the consultation on Introducing the Oxfordshire Plan 2050. March 2019. 644Kb
Barking station refurbishment - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Barking & Dagenham Council on c2c's applications for planning permission and listed building consent for refurbishment of Barking station. March 2019. 77Kb
Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the Issues and Options consultation. January 2019. 322Kb
City of London draft Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the City of London Corporation's first-ever draft Transport Strategy. January 2019. 114Kb
West of England Joint Spatial Plan - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to the Technical Evidence consultation. December 2018. 398Kb
Bristol draft Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Bristol City Council's draft Transport Strategy. October 2018. 393Kb
Wealden Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Wealden District Council's Proposed Submission Local Plan 2013-28. October 2018. 1.5Mb
Somerset Draft Passenger Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture Severnside's response to Somerset County Council's draft Passenger Transport Strategy. September 2018. 325Kb
Taunton Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Somerset County Council's draft Taunton Transport Strategy. August 2018. 305Kb
West Oxfordshire Strategic Development Area for West Eynsham - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxfordshire District Council's Strategic Development Area proposals for West Eynsham. August 2018. 159Kb
Salt Cross Garden Village, West Oxfordshire - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxfordshire District Council's Issues Paper for an Area Action Plan for the new Salt Cross Garden Village, Eynsham. July 2018. 161Kb
Medway Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the Medway Local Plan Development Strategy 2012-2035. May 2018. 532Kb
Yorkshire Dales Management Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the Yorkshire Dales National Park draft Management Plan 2019-2014. April 2018. 677kB
Cheltenham Local Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the Cheltenham Local Plan. April 2018. 317Kb
Hertfordshire Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Hertfordshire County Council's Local Transport Plan 4. January 2018. 155kB
Portishead branch reopening, Travelwest - view or download Railfuture's response to the stage 2 consultation by Travelwest (four Local Authorities comprising the West of England: Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset) on the Portishead branch reopening. November 2017. 48kB
South Downs Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the South Downs National Park Authority's Local Plan pre-submission draft of September 2017. November 2017. 25Kb
Kent Freight Action Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Kent County Council's draft Freight Action Plan. March 2017. 62kB
Hertfordshire Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Hertfordshire County Council's Local Transport Plan 4, Transport Vision 2050. December 2016. 410kB
Kent Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Kent County Council's Local Transport Plan 4, 2016-31. October 2016. 687kB
Flintshire Local Development Plan - view or download Railfuture Cymru's response to Flintshire Council's Local Development Plan Key Messages. April 2016. 146kB
East Sussex Local Transport Implementation Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to East Sussex County Council's Local Transport Implementation Plan 2016-20. December 2015. 11kb
Portishead branch reopening, Travelwest - view or download Railfuture's response to the consultation by Travelwest (four Local Authorities comprising the West of England: Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset) on the Portishead branch reopening. July 2015. 78kB
Hertfordshire draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Hertfordshire County Council's draft Rail Strategy. August 2015. 247kB
East Sussex draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture LOndon & South East's response to East Sussex County Council's draft Rail Strategy. October 2013. 260kB
Surrey draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Surrey County Council's draft Rail Strategy. June 2013. 167kB
Local Enterprise Partnerships
Coast to Capital LEP's Local Industrial Strategy - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to Coast to Capital LEP's consultation on the draft Economic Profile for their Local Industrial Strategy. October 2019. 279KbSouth East LEP's Coastal Communities Economic Prospectus - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the survey. July 2019. 126kb
Cheshire and Warrington LEP's Transport Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to the Cheshire & Warrington LEP's consultation on their draft Transport Strategy. August 2018. 200Kb
New Anglia LEP's Integrated Transport Strategy for Norfolk/Suffolk - view or download Railfuture's response to the New Anglia LEP's ITS for Norfolk and Suffolk. May 2018. 163Kb
Coast to Capital LEP's Strategic Economic Plan 2018-30 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Coast to Capital LEP's consultation on their Strategic Economic Plan to 2030. March 2018. 124Kb
London Assembly
Who will pay for the TfL of the future? - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the London Assembly's Budget & Performance Committee's investigation. August 2018. 139KbFuture Rail - view or download Railfuture's response to the London Assembly's Transport Committee's Call for Evidence on the future of rail in London. July 2018. 138Kb
London TravelWatch
LNER Ticket Office opening hours - click view or download Railfuture's Passenger Group submission on changes to LNER Ticket Office Hours (note: formally, to London TravelWatch for Kings Cross and to Transport Focus for all other impacted stations). September 2021. 148KbLondon Overground ticket offices - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to London TravelWatch's consultation on Arriva Rail London's proposal to close 51 less-busy station ticket offices on London Overground. October 2018. 89Kb
Future shape of Chiltern Rail services - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the London TravelWatch consultation on the future shape of Chiltern Rail services. May 2011. 146kB
Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government
Oxford-Cambridge Arc - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the MHCLG/DLUHC consultation on priorities for the Ox-Cam Arc Spatial Framework. October 2021.Unitarisation in Cumbria, Somerset, North Yorkshire - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to proposals for local government reorganisation for unitary authorities in Cumbria, Somerset and North Yorkshire. April 2021. 77Kb
Planning for the future - view or download Railfuture's response to the MHCLG consultation on its White Paper. October 2020. 184Kb
National Infrastructure Commission
Rail Needs Assessment for the Midlands and the North - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Interim report. August 2020. 158Kb. See also the supporting appendices: view or download The Freight Solution to the Castlefield Problem and view or download the paper from Railfuture East Midlands.Rail Needs Assessment for the Midlands and the North - view or download Railfuture's response to the Call for evidence. May 2020. 220Kb
Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge: growth corridor - view or download Railfuture's response to the Call for evidence. August 2016. 342kB
Connecting Northern Cities - view or download Railfuture's response to consultation questions. January 2016. 219kB
London's Transport Infrastructure - view or download Railfuture's response to consultation questions. January 2016. 241kB
Network Rail
Long Term Planning Process (LTPP)Long Distance Passenger Market Study - click view or download to see Railfuture's submission to the NR LTPP Long Distance Market Study. July 2013. 134kB
Freight Market Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR LTPP Freight Market Study. July 2013. 146kB
London and South East Passenger Market Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR LTPP London and South East Market Study. July 2013. 133kB
Regional Urban Passenger Market Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR LTPP Regional Urban Market Study. July 2013. 131kB
Route Studies
East Coast Main Line Route Study - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the NR East Coast Main Line Route Study draft for consultation. March 2018.
Kent Area Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submisssion to the NR South East Route: Kent Area Route Study, draft. June 2017. 441kB.
Freight Network Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Freight Network Study consultation. November 2016. 190kB
W. Midlands & Chilterns Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR West Midllands and Chilterns Route Study draft. September 2016. 248kB
Welsh Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Welsh Route Study draft. June 2015. 253kB
East Midlands Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR East Midlands Route Study draft. April 2015. 318kB
Wessex Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Wessex Route Study draft. February 2015. 318kB
Anglia Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Anglia Route Study draft. February 2015. 318kB
Western Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR Western Route Study draft. January 2015. 315kB
Sussex Area Route Study - view or download Railfuture's submission to the NR South East Route: Sussex Area Route Study draft. January 2015. 320kB
Other Consultations
Ely Area Capacity Enhancements programme - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to NR's second consultation, on Ely South. July 2021. 146Kb
Cambridge re-signalling - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to Network Rail's Cambridge area re-signalling, relock and recontrol project. April 2021. 196Kb
Cambridge South station - view or download Railfuture's response to Network Rail's second consultation on the proposed new station at Cambridge South. November 2020. 160Kb
Ely Area Capacity Enhancements programme - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's first consultation, on the challenge of increasing capacity. November 2020. 215Kb
Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to NR's second consultation on the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS). September 2020. 117Kb
Reigate station upgrade - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Connecting Reigate to Thameslink. April 2020. 112Kb
Cambridge South station - view or download Railfuture's response to Network Rail's initial consultation on the proposed new station at Cambridge South. March 2020. 106Kb
Norwood Junction station - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to NR's consultation on the proposed upgrade of Norwood Junction station. July 2019. 6Kb
Edinburgh Waverley MasterPlan - view or download Railfuture Scotland's response to the Edinburgh Waverley MasterPlan pre-design consultation. April 2019. 18Kb
Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to NR's 'initial public engagement' consultation on the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS). December 2018. 80Kb
East West Rail, western section phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's round 3 consultation on East West Rail. January 2018. 5kB (see also DfT above)
East West Rail, western section phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's round 2 consultation on East West Rail. August 2017. 98kB (see also DfT above)
Hansford Review - view or download Railfuture's response to the Hansford Review questionnaire. February 2017. 493kB
Improving Connectivity - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's Improving Connectivity consultation. Feb 2015. 137kB
Network Rail Property (Freight Team) - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's (Freight Team) consultation on Property. November 2012. 121kB
East Coast Main Line 2016 Capacity Review - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's consultation on the ECML 2016 Capacity Review. October 2010. 170kB
Route Utilisation Strategies
Network RUS - Alternative Solutions - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to Network Rail's final consultation on the Network RUS on Alternative Solutions. November 2012. 406kB
Network RUS - Alternative Solutions - view or download Railfuture's response to Network Rail's initial consultation on the Network RUS on Alternative Solutions. April 2012. 126kB
Network RUS - Rolling Stock - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the Network RUS on Rolling Stock. August 2011. 128kB
Network RUS - Stations - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the Network RUS on Stations. July 2011. 144kB
West Coast Main Line RUS - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the West Coast Main Line RUS. March 2011. 207kB
London & South East 2nd Generation RUS - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the London & South East 2nd Generation RUS. March 2011. 753kB
West Midlands & Chilterns RUS - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the West Midlands and Chilterns RUS. February 2011. 403kB
Scotland 2nd Generation RUS - view or download Railfuture Scotland's response to the Network Rail consultation on the Scotland 2nd Generation RUS. January 2011. 261kB
Northern 2nd Generation RUS - view or download Railfuture's response to the Network Rail consultation on the Northern 2nd Generation RUS. January 2011. 135kB
Control Period 5 (CP5)
Draft CP5 Delivery Plan - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to Network Rail's consultation on the Draft CP5 Delivery Plan. January 2014. 143kB
Initial Industry Plan - view or download Railfuture's input to Network Rail for the Initial Industry Plan (IIP) for England & Wales, and for Scotland. January 2012. 351kB
Office of Rail and Road
(formerly Office of Rail Regulation, and Office of the Rail Regulator)Improving Assisted Travel - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on Accessibility of rail replacement services. February 2020. 91Kb
Improving Assisted Travel - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on changes to guidance for train and station operators on the Disabled People's Protection Policy (DPPP). January 2019. 48Kb.
Inquiry into May 2018 network disruption phase 2 - view or download Railfuture's comments on recommendations to the ORR Timetable Inquiry phase 2. Nov 2018. 319Kb
Inquiry into May 2018 network disruption phase 1 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR Timetable Inquiry, Northern and TransPennine Express, view or download to see Thameslink and Great Northern. July 2018. 231Kb/150Kb
Improving Assisted Travel - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on Improving Assisted Travel. January 2018. 298Kb
Contractual provisions to implement options for the capacity charge in CP5 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on contractual provisions to implement options for the capacity charge in CP5. November 2013. 131kB
Periodic Review 2013: Draft Determination of Network Rail's Outputs and Funding for 2014-2019 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR on PR13 - Draft Determination of NR's Outputs and Funding for 2014-2019. September 2013. 219kB
Implementation of Periodic Review 2013 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on the Implementation of PR13. September 2013. 71kB
Periodic Review 2013: On-rail competition, options for change in open access - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR on PR13: On-rail competition - consultation on options for change in open access. August 2013. 128kB
Proposed approach to duty to cooperate - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on the proposed approach to duty to cooperate. July 2013. 186kB
HS1 Periodic Review 2014 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR on the 2014 HS1 Periodic Review - first consultation. April 2013. 120kB
Periodic Review 2013: Freight-specific charge for biomass - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR on PR13: consultation on a freight specific charge for biomass. March 2013. 203kB
Network Rail Strategic Business Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on NR’s Strategic Business Plan for Control Period 5. February 2013. 291kB
Schedules 4 and 8 possessions and performance regimes - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on Schedules 4 and 8 possessions and performance regimes. January 2013. 144kB
ROGS (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems {ROGS} (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations. October 2012. 204kB
ORR's approach to transparency - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR Consultation on Transparency. October 2012. 259kB
Network Rail output framework 2014-19 - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on Network Rail’s output framework for 2014-19. September 2012. 218kB
Network Rail CP5 financial issues - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on financial issues for Network Rail in CP5. September 2012. 206kB
Periodic Review 2013: Variable usage charge - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR consultation on PR13 - usage charge and on a freight-specific charge. August 2012. 220kB
Network Rail Long Term Planning Process - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR regarding Network Rail's Long Term Planning Process. April 2012. 207kB
Initial Industry Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the ORR for the Initial Industry Plan (IIP) for England & Wales, and for Scotland. November 2011. 291kB
Planning Inspectorate
Salt Cross Garden Village, West Oxfordshire - click view or download to see Railfuture Thames Valley's Statement for the Examination of West Oxfordshire District Council's Area Action Plan for Salt Cross Garden Village at Eynsham. May 2021.London Resort - view or download Railfuture London & South East's representation for the pre-examination of the application by London Resort Company Holdings for a Development Consent Order. March 2021. 156Kb
Sizewell C: EDF changes to DCO submission - view or download Railfuture's response to EDF Energy's consultation on proposed changes to their DCO application submission. December 2020. 202Kb
Sizewell C: Rectifying the Missing Legacy - view or download Railfuture's submission to the Planning Inspectorate on EDF Energy's application for a Development Consent Order for Sizewell C. September 2020. 87Kb
Pre application consultations
Ringmer, East Sussex - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to Croudace Homes informal consultation Delivering new community facilities and homes in Ringmer. August 2021. 81KbLondon Resort, Swanscombe Peninsula - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the statutory consultation by London Resort Company Holdings, pre-Development Consent Order application. September 2020. 185Kb
Sizewell C - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to EDF Energy's stage 2 consultation. January 2017. 1.3Mb
Sizewell C - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to EDF Energy's stage 1 consultation. January 2013. 546Kb
Rail Delivery Group
Easier fares - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Rail Delivery Group's consultation 'Easier fares'. September 2018. 962KbSub National Transport Bodies
Peninsula Transport - click view or download to see Railfuture's south-west branches' response to Peninsula Transport's Vision. September 2021.Transport for the North - view or download Railfuture's Northern branches' free-form response to the Decarbonisation Strategy consultation, and view or download their completed TfN questionnaire. August 2021. 368Kb and 1.3 Mb resp.
Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to the stakeholder survey on TfSE's current and future role. August 2021. 151Kb
England's Economic Heartland - view or download the joint Railfuture East Anglia / East Midlands / Thames Valley response to EEH's call for evidence for the Peterborough-Northampton-Oxford Connectivity Study. June 2021. 119Kb
England's Economic Heartland - view or download Railfuture's joint Thames Valley / East Midlands / London & South East response to EEH's call for evidence for the Oxford-Milton Keynes Connectivity Study. June 2021. 96Kb
Midlands Connect - view or download the joint Railfuture East Midlands / West Midlands / Lincolnshire response to the Transport Strategy refresh. March 2021. 432Kb
England's Economic Heartland - view or download Railfuture's response to EEH's draft Transport Strategy. October 2020. 227Kb
Western Gateway - view or download to see the Railfuture Severnside & Wessex branches' joint response to Western Gateway's draft Transport Strategy. July 2020. 322Kb
Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to TfSE's draft Transport Strategy 2050. January 2020. 210Kb
Western Gateway - view or download Railfuture's response to Western Gateway's Rail Strategy. December 2019. 1.5Mb
England's Economic Heartland - view or download Railfuture's response to EEH's Outline Transport Strategy. October 2019. 207Kb
Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to TfSE's draft proposal to government to become a statutory body. July 2019. 166kb
Transport for the North - view or download Railfuture's response to the Northern Powerhouse Rail business survey. January 2019. 767kB
Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to TfSE's draft Economic Connectivity Review. June 2018. 375kB
Transport for the North - view or download Railfuture's response to TfN's Strategic Transport Plan, addressing the Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England. April 2018. 794kB
Rail North - view or download Railfuture's response to Rail North's Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England. October 2013. 289kB
Train Operating Companies
ScotRail Fit for the Future - view or download Railfuture Scotland's response to ScotRail's proposals for the May 2022 timetable. October 2021.LNER Ticket Office opening hours - view or download Railfuture's Passenger Group submission on changes to LNER Ticket Office Hours (note: formally, to London TravelWatch for Kings Cross and to Transport Focus for all other impacted stations). September 2021. 148Kb
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to the South Western Railway December 2022 Timetable consultation. August 2021. 145Kb
Six TOCs - view or download Railfuture's response to the East Coast Mainline May 2022 Timetable consultation. August 2021. 297Kb (sent to CrossCountry, Great Northern/Thameslink, LNER, Northern, TransPennine Express, and copied to: East Midlands Railway, First East Coast Trains, Grand Central, Hull Trains, Network Rail & ScotRail. Railfuture input was from Passenger Group and East Anglia, East Midlands, Lincolnshire, London & South East, North East, North West, Yorkshire, and Scotland Branches).
Greater Anglia - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to GA's proposed December 2021 timetable for the Great Eastern Main Line. February 2021. 250Kb
East Midlands Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to EMR's proposed December 2020 timetable. February 2020. 863Kb
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response on SWR's proposed changes to some late-night services from the December 2020 timetable. December 2019.
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to SWR's questionnaire on Boxing Day Services. April 2018. 90kB
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to SWR's consultation on optimisation of train services. February 2018. 535kB
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to SWR's consultation on Developing a more sustainable future for island Line. December 2017. 235kB
South Western Railway December 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to SWR's December 2018 timetable consultation. December 2017. 473kB
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to GTR's 2018 timetable consultation phase 3. December 2017. 152Kb
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to GTR's 2018 timetable consultation phase 2. July 2017. 155Kb
CrossCountry future timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to CrossCountry's Future Timetable consultation. January 2017. 292Kb
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the GTR 2018 timetable consultation phase 1. December 2016. 354kB
c2c December 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to c2c's December 2015 Timetable consultation. January 2015. 228kb.
Govia Thameslink Railway December 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to GTR's December 2015 Timetable consultation. January 2015. 326kB
Chiltern Railways September 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to Chiltern Railways' September 2015 Timetable consultation. November 2014. 118kB
Southeastern December 2014 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to Southeastern's December 2014 Timetable consultation. February 2014. 260kB
CrossCountry December 2012 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to CrossCountry about their proposals for the December 2012 Timetable. August 2012. 124kB
Chiltern Railways December 2012 Timetable draft - view or download Railfuture's response to Chiltern Railways' consultation about their proposals for the December 2012 Timetable. June 2012. 196kB
Transport Focus
LNER Ticket Office opening hours - click view or download Railfuture's Passenger Group submission on changes to LNER Ticket Office Hours (note: formally, to London TravelWatch for Kings Cross and to Transport Focus for all other impacted stations). September 2021. 148KbTransport for London
Bakerloo line extension - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the third consultation on the planned extension of London Underground's Bakerloo line; the first was in December 2014. December 2019.Sutton Link - view or download to see Railfuture's response to TfL's October 2018 consultation on three options for a new public transport Sutton Link. January 2019. 90kB
River crossing between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's November 2017 consultation on a proposed new east London river crossing between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe. January 2018. 20kB
London Overground stations at Old Oak Common - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's October 2017 consultation on two potential new Overground stations at Old Oak Common. November 2017. 18kB
Holborn station - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's September 2017 consultation on Capacity Improvements to Holborn Tube station. November 2017. 20kB
Mayor's draft Transport Strategy 2017 - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's June 2017 consultation on the Mayor of London's draft Transport Strategy 2017. October 2017. 405kB
Barking Riverside Extension TWAO - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's application to the DfT for a Transport & Works Act Order for the Barking Riverside Extension. October 2016. 125Kb
London and south east rail prospectus - view or download Railfuture's response to the January 2016 DfT-TfL joint consultation on rail passenger services in London and the south east: a new approach. March 2016. 197kB
New river crossings - view or download Railfuture's response to the December 2015 TfL consultation on new river crossings in east and south-east London. February 2016. 11kB
Crossrail 2 - view or download Railfuture's response to the October 2015 TfL consultation on Crossrail 2. January 2016. 51kb
Barking Riverside route options - view or download Railfuture's response to the May 2015 TfL consultation on route options for the extension of the Gospel Oak-Barking line to Barking Riverside. June 2015. 10kB
Bakerloo Line Extension - view or download Railfuture's response to the TfL consultation on the proposed Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham and Hayes. December 2014. 181kB
Transport for West Midlands
Rail Investment Strategy - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the West Midlands Rail Executive's consultation on its draft Rail Investment Strategy for the West Midlands. November 2018. 159KbTransport Scotland
- Còmhdhail AlbaTransport Scotland Rail 2014 - click view or download to see Railfuture Scotland's response to the Transport Scotland consultation. February 2012. 166kB
Welsh Assembly
- Cynulliad Cenedlaethol CymruEIS Committee inquiry into the future development of TfW - view or download the Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to Welsh Assembly Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee inquiry into the future development of TfWe. January 2019. 858kB
EIS committee Rail Franchise and Metro Scrutiny - view or download the Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to Welsh Assembly Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee Rail Franchise and Metro Scrutiny. November 2019. 500kB
Active Travel - view or download to see the Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to post-legislative scrutiny by the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. February 2018. 476kB
EIS Committee inquiry into Wales and Borders Rail Franchise - view or download the Railfuture Cymru/Wales response to Welsh Assembly Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee inquiry into Wales and Borders Rail Franchise. February 2017. 474kB
Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh Rail infrastructure - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to consultation by the Enterprise and Business Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. January 2016. 256kB
Rugby World Cup Transport Planning report, December 2015 - view or download Railfuture Wales/Cymru comments on the report to the Enterprise and Business Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. January 2016. 226kB
Inquiry into Tourism - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the Enterprise and Business Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. May 2014. 329kB
Welsh Government
- Llywodraeth CymruNational Development Framework for Wales - click view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation on the National Development Framework for Wales. March 2017. 267kB
Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation on the Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance (WelTAG) 2017 consultation. February 2017. 354kB
Setting the Direction for Wales and Borders Rail - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation on the Wales and Borders franchise. March 2016. 347kB
National Transport Plan 2015 - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation on the draft. February 2015. 331kB
Active Travel (Wales) Bill - view or download the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the Welsh Government consultation. August 2012. 220kB
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