Consultation responses
Submissions by Railfuture in response to consultations, calls for evidence etc from:
Competition and Markets Authority
Department for Transport
Department for Transport/HS2 Ltd
European Railway Agency
House of Commons Transport Committee
House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee
Local Authorities
Local Enterprise Partnerships
London TravelWatch
National Infrastructure Commission
Network Rail
Office of Rail Regulation/Rail and Road
Train Operating Companies
Transport for London
Transport for the North
Transport for the South East
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. 210.kB
Department for Transport
Rother Valley Railway - click view or download to see Railfuture'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 to the DfT consultation 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 to the DfT consultation on a draft Transport Accessibility Action Plan. November 2017. 338Kb.
East Midlands franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next East Midlands franchise. October 2017. 827Kb.
South Eastern franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next South Eastern franchise. June 2017. 401kB
Draft Airports National Policy Statement - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation for the Heathrow NorthWest Runway. May 2017. 495kB
Barking Riverside TWAO application - view or download Railfuture'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 to the DfT consultation 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 to the DfT consultation on the next West Midlands franchise. March 2016. 359kB
South Western franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation 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 to the DfT consultation on the scope of the ‘Shaw report’ on the future shape and financing of Network Rail. December 2015. 260kB
CrossCountry Direct Award consultation - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the CrossCountry Direct Award. October 2015. 396kB
Greater Anglia franchise consultation - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next Greater Anglia franchise. March 2015. 476kB
Northern and TransPennine Express franchises consultations - 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 consultation - 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
DfT/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. 809Kb
The Route from the 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
European Railway Agency - Agence ferroviaire européenne
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. 115kB
House of Commons - Transport Committee
Rail Franchising - click view or download to see 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
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
Local Authorities
Medway Council Local Plan - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Medway Local Plan Development Strategy 2012-2035. May 2018.
Hertfordshire County Council Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Hertfordshire County Council's consultation on Local Transport Plan 4. January 2018. 155kB
South Downs Local Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the South Downs National Park Authority's Local Plan pre-submission draft of September 2017. November 2017. 25Kb
Kent County Council Freight Action Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Kent County Council's consultation on draft Freight Action Plan. March 2017. 62kB
Hertfordshire County Council Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Hertfordshire County Council's consultation on Local Transport Plan 4, Transport Vision 2050. December 2016. 410kB
Kent County Council Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Kent County Council's consultation on Local Transport Plan 4, 2016-31. October 2016. 687kB
Flintshire County Council Local Development Plan - view or download the Railfuture Cymru response to the Local Development Plan Key Messages. April 2016. 146kB
Portishead branch reopening - view or download Railfuture's response to the Travelwest consultation on the Portishead branch reopening. July 2015. 78kB
Hertfordshire County Council draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Hertfordshire County Council's draft Rail Strategy. August 2015. 247kB
East Sussex County Council draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to East Sussex County Council's draft Rail Strategy. October 2013. 260kB
Surrey County Council draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Surrey County Council's draft Rail Strategy. June 2013. 167kB
Local Enterprise Partnerships
Coast2Capital LEP's Strategic Economic Plan 2018-30 - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to Coast2Capital LEP's consultation on their Strategic Economic Plan to 2030. March 2018. 124Kb
London TravelWatch
Future shape of Chiltern Rail services - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the London TravelWatch consultation on the future shape of Chiltern Rail services. May 2011. 146kB
National Infrastructure Commission
Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge: growth corridor - click view or download to see 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 - view or download 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
East West Rail western section phase 2 - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the NR consultation on East West Rail. August 2017. 98kB
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 the NR Improving Connectivity consultation. Feb 2015. 137kB
Network Rail Property (Freight Team) - view or download Railfuture's response to the NR (Freight Team) consultation on Property. November 2012. 121kB
East Coast Main Line 2016 Capacity Review - view or download Railfuture's response to the NR 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 Regulation/Rail and Road
Improving Assisted Travel - click view or download to see 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 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
Train Operating Companies
South Western Railway - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the SWR questionnaire on Boxing Day Services. April 2018. 90kB
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to the SWR consultation on optimisation of train services. February 2018. 535kB
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to the SWR 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 the SWR December 2018 timetable consultation. December 2017. 473kB
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the GTR 2018 timetable consultation phase 3. December 2017. 152Kb
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the GTR 2018 timetable consultation phase 2. July 2017. 155Kb
CrossCountry future timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the CrossCountry 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 the c2c December 2015 Timetable consultation. January 2015. 228kb.
Govia Thameslink Railway December 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the GTR December 2015 Timetable consultation. January 2015. 326kB
Chiltern Railways September 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the Chiltern Railways September 2015 Timetable consultation. November 2014. 118kB
Southeastern December 2014 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the Southeastern 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 for London
River crossing between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe - click view or download to see 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 the North, Rail North
Strategic Transport Plan - Long Term Rail Strategy - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the TfN consultation on its Strategic Transport Plan, addressing the Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England. April 2018. 794kB
Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England - view or download Railfuture's response to Rail North's consultation on a Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England. October 2013. 289kB
Transport for the South East
Economic Connectivity Review - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to TfSE's consultation on its draft Economic Connectivity Review. June 2018. 375kB
Transport Scotland - Còmhdhail Alba
Transport 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 Cymru
Active Travel - click 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
Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh Rail infrastructure - click view or download to see 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 Cymru
National Infrastructure Commission for Wales - click view or download to see the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation. January 2017. 328kB
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
A list of submission responses in date order within group can be found on the Railfuture
SITEMAP in date order within group.
Our cause | Passengers | Freight | Network | Campaigns | Fighting Fund | Policy
Competition and Markets Authority
Department for Transport
Department for Transport/HS2 Ltd
European Railway Agency
House of Commons Transport Committee
House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee
Local Authorities
Local Enterprise Partnerships
London TravelWatch
National Infrastructure Commission
Network Rail
Office of Rail Regulation/Rail and Road
Train Operating Companies
Transport for London
Transport for the North
Transport for the South East
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. 210.kB
Department for Transport
Rother Valley Railway - click view or download to see Railfuture'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 to the DfT consultation 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 to the DfT consultation on a draft Transport Accessibility Action Plan. November 2017. 338Kb.
East Midlands franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next East Midlands franchise. October 2017. 827Kb.
South Eastern franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next South Eastern franchise. June 2017. 401kB
Draft Airports National Policy Statement - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation for the Heathrow NorthWest Runway. May 2017. 495kB
Barking Riverside TWAO application - view or download Railfuture'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 to the DfT consultation 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 to the DfT consultation on the next West Midlands franchise. March 2016. 359kB
South Western franchise - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation 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 to the DfT consultation on the scope of the ‘Shaw report’ on the future shape and financing of Network Rail. December 2015. 260kB
CrossCountry Direct Award consultation - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the CrossCountry Direct Award. October 2015. 396kB
Greater Anglia franchise consultation - view or download Railfuture's response to the DfT consultation on the next Greater Anglia franchise. March 2015. 476kB
Northern and TransPennine Express franchises consultations - 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 consultation - 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
DfT/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. 809Kb
The Route from the 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
European Railway Agency - Agence ferroviaire européenne
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. 115kB
House of Commons - Transport Committee
Rail Franchising - click view or download to see 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
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
Local Authorities
Medway Council Local Plan - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Medway Local Plan Development Strategy 2012-2035. May 2018.
Hertfordshire County Council Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Hertfordshire County Council's consultation on Local Transport Plan 4. January 2018. 155kB
South Downs Local Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to the South Downs National Park Authority's Local Plan pre-submission draft of September 2017. November 2017. 25Kb
Kent County Council Freight Action Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Kent County Council's consultation on draft Freight Action Plan. March 2017. 62kB
Hertfordshire County Council Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Hertfordshire County Council's consultation on Local Transport Plan 4, Transport Vision 2050. December 2016. 410kB
Kent County Council Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture's response to Kent County Council's consultation on Local Transport Plan 4, 2016-31. October 2016. 687kB
Flintshire County Council Local Development Plan - view or download the Railfuture Cymru response to the Local Development Plan Key Messages. April 2016. 146kB
Portishead branch reopening - view or download Railfuture's response to the Travelwest consultation on the Portishead branch reopening. July 2015. 78kB
Hertfordshire County Council draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Hertfordshire County Council's draft Rail Strategy. August 2015. 247kB
East Sussex County Council draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to East Sussex County Council's draft Rail Strategy. October 2013. 260kB
Surrey County Council draft Rail Strategy - view or download Railfuture's response to Surrey County Council's draft Rail Strategy. June 2013. 167kB
Local Enterprise Partnerships
Coast2Capital LEP's Strategic Economic Plan 2018-30 - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to Coast2Capital LEP's consultation on their Strategic Economic Plan to 2030. March 2018. 124Kb
London TravelWatch
Future shape of Chiltern Rail services - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the London TravelWatch consultation on the future shape of Chiltern Rail services. May 2011. 146kB
National Infrastructure Commission
Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge: growth corridor - click view or download to see 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 - view or download 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
East West Rail western section phase 2 - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the NR consultation on East West Rail. August 2017. 98kB
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 the NR Improving Connectivity consultation. Feb 2015. 137kB
Network Rail Property (Freight Team) - view or download Railfuture's response to the NR (Freight Team) consultation on Property. November 2012. 121kB
East Coast Main Line 2016 Capacity Review - view or download Railfuture's response to the NR 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 Regulation/Rail and Road
Improving Assisted Travel - click view or download to see 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 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
Train Operating Companies
South Western Railway - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the SWR questionnaire on Boxing Day Services. April 2018. 90kB
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to the SWR consultation on optimisation of train services. February 2018. 535kB
South Western Railway - view or download Railfuture's response to the SWR 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 the SWR December 2018 timetable consultation. December 2017. 473kB
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the GTR 2018 timetable consultation phase 3. December 2017. 152Kb
Govia Thameslink Railway 2018 timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the GTR 2018 timetable consultation phase 2. July 2017. 155Kb
CrossCountry future timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the CrossCountry 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 the c2c December 2015 Timetable consultation. January 2015. 228kb.
Govia Thameslink Railway December 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the GTR December 2015 Timetable consultation. January 2015. 326kB
Chiltern Railways September 2015 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the Chiltern Railways September 2015 Timetable consultation. November 2014. 118kB
Southeastern December 2014 Timetable - view or download Railfuture's response to the Southeastern 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 for London
River crossing between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe - click view or download to see 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 the North, Rail North
Strategic Transport Plan - Long Term Rail Strategy - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the TfN consultation on its Strategic Transport Plan, addressing the Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England. April 2018. 794kB
Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England - view or download Railfuture's response to Rail North's consultation on a Long Term Rail Strategy for the North of England. October 2013. 289kB
Transport for the South East
Economic Connectivity Review - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to TfSE's consultation on its draft Economic Connectivity Review. June 2018. 375kB
Transport Scotland - Còmhdhail Alba
Transport 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 Cymru
Active Travel - click 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
Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh Rail infrastructure - click view or download to see 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 Cymru
National Infrastructure Commission for Wales - click view or download to see the Railfuture Wales/Cymru response to the consultation. January 2017. 328kB
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
A list of submission responses in date order within group can be found on the Railfuture
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