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Consultation responses

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 submissions since 2001.
Click here to see current consultations and calls for evidence.

All Party Parliamentary Group for East Midlands
All Party Parliamentary Group for South East
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
Great British Railways
Heritage railways
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
Luton Airport Ltd
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
Rail Safety and Standards Board
Sub National Transport Bodies
Train Operating Companies
Transport Focus
Transport for London
Transport for West Midlands
Transport Scotland
Urban Transport Group
Welsh Assembly
Welsh Government

All Party Parliamentary Group for East Midlands

Benefits (and opportunities) of major infrastructure investment - click view or download the Railfuture East Midlands regional branch response to the call for evidence into the wider social and economic benefits (and opportunities) of major infrastructure investment in the East Midlands. June 2023

All Party Parliamentary Group for South East

South East and 'Global Britain' - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the APPG for the South East's Call for Evidence for their inquiry The South East and ‘Global Britain’: what role for transport infrastructure in underpinning Britain’s plan to trade and grow? February 2023.

Financing for the future and Levelling-up - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the APPG for the South East's Call for Evidence for their inquiry Financing for the future - what does levelling-up mean for South East England? January 2022.

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. 210kB

Department 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. 101Kb

Department 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


Railfuture Priorities for rail, to DfT External Affairs- click view or download to see Railfuture priorities for rail, in a question and answer format so that the questions could be asked of 2024 election candidates and canvassers, with the ideal answers that we are looking for. July 2024.

Tackley (Oxon) level crossing T&WA Order - click view or download to see Railfuture Thames Valley's submission to the DfT on the application by Network Rail for a Transport & Works Act Order for Tackley level crossing replacement. January 2024.

Design Standards for accessible railway stations - view or download Railfuture's response to the draft Code of Practice. November 2023.

Minimum Service Levels - view or download Railfuture's response to the consultation. May 2023.

Access for All - click view or download to see Railfuture's letter to the Rail Minister with thoughts on the Access for All programme for Control Period 7, 2024-29. April 2022.

Cambridge South station T&WA Order application - view or download Railfuture East Anglia's response to Network Rail's application for an Order under the Transport & Works Act for Cambridge South station. July 2021. 90Kb

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 - 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 for December 2022 to improve rail performance in the north of England. March 2021. 359Kb (see also TOCs, December 2021)

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. 400Kb

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

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. 115kB

Gatwick Airport Ltd

Northern Runway - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to Gatwick Airport Ltd's revised proposals for routine use of the Northern Runway. July 2022.

Northern Runway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Gatwick Airport Ltd's pre-DCO proposals for routine use of the Northern Runway. December 2021.

Draft Master Plan 2018 - view or download Railfuture's response to Gatwick Airport Ltd's consultation on their draft Master Plan 2018. January 2019. 98Kb

Great British Railways

Whole Industry Strategic Plan - click view or download to see Railfuture's submission to the Call for Evidence by the GBR Transition Team. February 2022. 746Kb

Heritage railways

Bluebell Railway - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to the Western Extension Project. September 2022.

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.

HM Treasury

Budget 2024 / Spending Review 2025 - click view or download to see Railfuture's representation. September 2024.

Comprehensive Spending Review 2020 - view or download Railfuture's submission to the Chancellor of the Exchequer who sought representations on his forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review. September 2020. 303Kb

Homes 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. 88Kb

House of Commons Transport Committee

Our Future Transport: Call for Ideas - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Call for Ideas for future Inquiries. February 2023.

Integrated Rail Plan for the Midlands and North - view or download Railfuture's response to the Call for Evidence for the Committee's Inquiry. January 2022.

Major transport infrastructure projects - view or download Railfuture's response to the Transport Committee's Inquiry into the appraisal and delivery of major transport infrastructure projects. January 2021. 142Kb

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

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

Public transport in towns and cities - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the Call for Evidence. March 2022. 409kB. Also available on parliament.uk in HTML and PDF formats - or browse all published written evidence.

Meeting the UK's housing demand - view or download Railfuture's response to the Call for Evidence. September 2021.

Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail: fare reform - Railfuture's responses response to the Call for Evidence
- view or download All 3 combined together: the future of rail fares, the cost of rail ticketing and possible tactical improvements to the Flexi-Season. September 2021. 1596kB
- The future of rail fares view or download, September 2021. 848kB
- The cost of Rail Ticketing view or download, August 2021. 589kB
- Tactical improvements to the Flexi-Season ticket view or download, August 2021. 482kB

HS2 Ltd

HS2 Crewe Hub - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the DfT/HS2 Ltd. consultation on Crewe Hub: options for building on existing connectivity. October 2017. 809Kb

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

Local Authorities

West Yorkshire Combined Authority Local Transport Plan - click view or download to see Railfuture Yorkshire's response to West Yorkshire Combined Authority LTP: Vision and Objectives. September 2024.

Medway Local Plan - view summary or view full, or download summary or download full Railfuture London & South East's response to Medway Council's pre-draft Local Plan 2041 (Regulation 18). September 2024.

Central Bedfordshire Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the unitary council's initial engagement preceding a draft Local Transport Plan. June 2024.

Wealden Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Wealden District Council's draft Local Plan. May 2024.

North West Leicestershire Local Plan - view or download Railfuture East Midlands' response to the draft Local Plan 2020-40. March 2024.

East Sussex Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the survey by East Sussex County Council for their draft Local Transport Plan 4, 2024-50. February 2024.

Vale of White Horse & South Oxon Joint Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Vale of White Horse & South Oxfordshire District Council's Preferred Options for draft Joint Local Plan. February 2024.

Hoo St. Werburgh & Chattenden, Medway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Medway Council on the draft Neighbourhood Plan for Hoo St. Werburgh & Chattenden. February 2024.

Lewes District Local Plan - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's contribution to Lewes District Council's Spatial Strategy and Policy Directions for its forthcoming draft Local Plan. February 2024.

Oxfordshire County Council Budget 2024-25 - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire County Council on its Budget for 2024-25. January 2024.

Lewes District Vision - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the survey by Lewes District Council for their 2024-28 Corporate Plan. December 2023.

Liverpool Street station - view or download the Railfuture London & South East representation on the planning application to the City of London Corporation. November 2023.

Torridge draft Strategic Plan - view or download Railfuture Devon & Cornwall's supplementary response to Torridge District Council's draft Strategic Plan 2023-28. November 2023.

Cherwell Local Plan - view or download to Railfuture Thames Valley's response to the Local Plan 2040 review. November 2023.

Medway Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's full response to Medway Council's Setting the direction for Medway 2040 - Medway Local Plan 2040. October 2023.

West Oxfordshire Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to the 'Ideas and Objectives' consultation for Local Plan 2041. October 2023.

Torridge draft Strategic Plan - view or download Railfuture Devon & Cornwall's response to Torridge District Council's draft Strategic Plan 2023-28. October 2023.

Kent Local Transport Plan 5 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Kent County Council's informal consultation on its emerging Local Transport Plan 5 to 2050. September 2023.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority - view or download Railfuture Yorkshire's submission on the draft Rail Strategy. September 2023.

Rugby Parkway station - view or download Railfuture West Midlands' response to Warwickshire County Council on Rugby Parkway station. February 2023.

Eastbourne Local Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to the Growth Strategy to inform the Local Plan. January 2023.

East Midlands County Combined Authority - view or download the online summary of Railfuture East Midlands' response to the proposed Combined Authority; click view or download to see the full response. January 2023.

Oxfordshire County Council Budget 2023-24 - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire County Council's consultation on its Budget for 2023-24. December 2022.

East Sussex Local Transport Plan, 2023-50 - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to East Sussex County Council's initial consultation on Local Transport Plan 4. December 2022.

Medway Hoo Development Framework - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Medway Council's draft Hoo Development Framework. November 2022.

Oxford Local Plan - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxford City Council on Preferred Options for the Oxford Local Plan 2040. November 2022.

West Oxfordshire Developer Contributions - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxon District Council's draft revised Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Developer Contributions. November 2022.

Worcs CC Rail Investment Strategy - view or download the Railfuture West Midlands response to Worcestershire County Council's draft Rail Investment Strategy 2, 2022-50. October 2022.

Charfield station - view or download Railfuture's response to South Gloucestershire Council on the planning application for Charfield station. October 2022. (see also January 2022).

Lewes District Planning - view or download Railfuture London & South East's objection to a fifth outline planning application for up to 75 new homes in Ringmer, East Sussex. August 2022. (see also March and February 2022 and July 2021).

Hampshire LTP4 - view or download Railfuture Wessex's response to draft Local Transport Plan 4 from Hampshire County Council. June 2022.

North Devon & Torridge: People and Place project - view or download Railfuture's response to the survey and initial consultations for the new joint Local Plan for North Devon and Torridge Districts. April 2022.

North East Rail and Metro Strategy - view or download Railfuture North East's response to the Rail and Metro Strategy drafted by Transport North East for the North East Joint Transport Committee. April 2022.

Devon: Best Place - view or download Railfuture's response to Devon County Council's Strategic Plan 2021-25. March 2022.

Lewes District Planning - view or download Railfuture London & South East's objection to a fourth outline planning application for up to 68 new homes in Ringmer, East Sussex. March 2022. (see also February 2022 and July 2021).

Oxfordshire Local Transport and Connectivity Plan - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Oxfordshire County Council's draft Local Transport and Connectivity Plan 5. February 2022.

Lewes District Planning - view or download Railfuture London & South East's objection to a third outline planning application for up to 200 new homes in Ringmer, East Sussex. February 2022. (see also March 2022 and July 2021).

Lewes District Planning - view or download Railfuture London & South East's objection to a second outline planning application for up to 100 new homes in Ringmer, East Sussex. February 2022. (see Planning Inspectorate July 2022, also March 2022 and July 2021).

HERT (Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit) - click view or download to see Railfuture's response (led by L&SE regional branch's local Herts & Beds division, with input from national Passenger Group and East Anglia branch) to Hertfordshire County Council's HERT (Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit) consultation. January 2022. 392kb.

Toton and Chetwynd Strategic Masterplan - view or download Railfuture East Midlands response to Broxtowe Borough Council's Strategic Masterplan for Toton and Chetwynd. January 2022.

Ebbsfleet Central - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Ebbsfleet Development Corporation on Ebbsfleet Central East. January 2022.

Charfield station - view or download Railfuture's response to South Gloucestershire Council on the proposed Charfield station. January 2022. (see also October 2022)

Future Hoo, Medway - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Medway Council's second Future Hoo consultation. January 2022. (See also April 2021 and May 2020.)

Brighton draft Local Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Brighton & Hove City Council's draft Local Transport Plan5, to 2030. November 2021.

Surrey draft Transport Plan - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Surrey CC's draft Transport Plan 2022-32, Local Transport Plan 4. October 2021.

South Coast Corridor - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to East Sussex CC's survey for the A259 South Coast Corridor Improvement Study (Peacehaven to Pevensey). 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 for up to 97 new homes in Ringmer, East Sussex. July 2021. (see also February and March 2022).

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. (See also May 2020.)

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

Salt Cross Garden Village AAP, West Oxfordshire - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to West Oxon District Council's pre-submission draft Area Action Plan for new Salt 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

Tavistock planning application - view or download Railfuture Devon & Cornwall's objection to a (subsequently withdrawn) planning application proposing 7 new houses in a former railway cutting at The Beeches, Callington Road, Tavistock PL19 8EJ. April 2017.

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. 279Kb

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

London Assembly

One-Day Travelcards - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's submission to the Transport Committee. August 2023.

The passenger experience of rail in London - view or download Railfuture's supplementary response with further fares commentary consequent to appearing before Transport Committee on 12 October 2021, with its focus on four areas: changing work and commuter patterns; ticketing and fares; accessibility; and Crossrail. 243Kb

Who will pay for the TfL of the future? - view or download Railfuture's response to the London Assembly's Budget & Performance Committee's investigation. August 2018. 139Kb

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 TravelWatch

Ticket Office Closures - click view or download to see Railfuture's All Stations All TOCs submission on changes to Ticket Offices (also sent to Transport Focus) July 2023. 1.3Mb
  • We also made supplementary submissions on TVMs (click view or download) and on Equality Impact Assessments (click view or download)
  • (click view or download to see a 2-page Summary) August 2023.
  • Submissions were also made to TOCs: GTR (click view or download) | SWR (click view or download) More to come.
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

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

Luton Airport Ltd

Luton Airport Statutory Consultation April 2022 - click view or download Railfuture's submission on the rail aspects of the surface access element of the consultation. April 2022. 175Kb

Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government

National Planning Policy Framework - view or download Railfuture's response to some of the revisions proposed for the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other changes to the planning system. September 2024.

Oxford-Cambridge Arc - view or download 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

Oxfordshire level crossings - click view or download to see Railfuture Thames Valley's response to Network Rail's proposals for bridges to replace three level crossings between Oxford and Banbury. July 2023.

Waterside Line - view or download Railfuture Wessex's response to Network Rail on reintroducing passenger services. September 2022.

Ely Area Capacity Enhancements programme - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's third consultation, on Ely North. November 2021. Also view or download Enhancements rising in the East: Capacity enhancement with grade separation - Railfuture's 8-page illustrated proposal for grade separation at Ely.

Ely Area Capacity Enhancements programme - view or download Railfuture's response to NR's second consultation, on Ely South. July 2021.

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)

Network Rail £3m penalty - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to consultation on ORR investigation of Network Rail’s Wales & Western region’s compliance with the network licence. June 2024.

Network Rail's licence re. timetable publication - view or download Railfuture's response on initial proposals to modify Network Rail's network licence re. advance publication of timetables. May 2023.

Improving Assisted Travel - view or download 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

Housing development in Ringmer, Lewes District - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's submission on an appeal, going to a Public Inquiry, against the District Council's refusal of an application for outline planning permission for up to 75 new homes in the gap between Ringmer and Broyle Side. March 2023. (See also Railfuture L & SE's original objection in August 2022: view or download).

Housing development in Ringmer, Lewes District - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's submission on an appeal, going to a Public Inquiry, against the District Council's refusal of an application for outline planning permission for up to 200 new homes in the gap between Ringmer and Broyle Side. March 2023. (See also Railfuture L & SE's original objection in February 2022: view or download).

Housing development in Ringmer, Lewes District - view or download Railfuture London & South East's submission on an appeal, going to a Hearing, against the District Council's refusal of an application for outline planning permission for up to 68 new homes in the gap between Ringmer and Broyle Side. September 2022. (See also Railfuture L & SE's original objection in March 2022: view or download).

South Kensington station - view or download Railfuture London & South East's submission on an appeal, going to Public Inquiry, against the refusal by Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea of a major redevelopment which could include some provisions towards step-free station access for the sub-surface lines. September 2022. (See also Railfuture L & SE's response to RBKC in February 2021 - view or download - and in March 2021: view or download).

Housing development in Ringmer, Lewes District - view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's submission on an appeal, going to Public Inquiry, against the District Council's non-determination of an application for outline planning permission for up to 100 new homes in the gap between Ringmer and Broyle Side. July 2022. (See also Railfuture L & SE's original objection in February 2022: view or download).

Salt Cross Garden Village, West Oxfordshire - view or download 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

London Liverpool Street station - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response to the Network Rail / MTR / Stellar initial proposals for the station upgrade. November 2022.

Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Croudace Homes second informal consultation Delivering new homes and community facilities for Ringmer. November 2021.

Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to Croudace Homes informal consultation Delivering new community facilities and homes in Ringmer. August 2021. 81Kb

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

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. 962Kb

Rail Safety and Standards Board

Sustainable Rail Strategy - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the RSSB's Sustainable Rail Strategy Prototype. July 2022.

Sub National Transport Bodies

Transport for the South East - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to TfSE's Your Voices survey ahead of the Transport Strategy refresh. June 2024.

England's Economic Heartland - view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to EEH's call for evidence for the Luton-Bedford-Corby Connectivity Study. February 2024.

Peninsula Transport - view or download the Railfuture South West joint response to the draft Transport Strategy. February 2024.

Transport for the North - view or download the Railfuture North joint response (jointly from three northern regional branches) to the draft Strategic Transport Plan. August 2023.

Transport for the South East - view or download Railfuture's response to the draft Strategic Investment Plan. September 2022.

England's Economic Heartland - view or download Railfuture Thames Valley's response to EEH's call for evidence for the Swindon-Didcot-Oxford Connectivity Study. March 2022.

Transport for the North - view or download the Railfuture North and Midlands joint response to TfN's draft Freight and Logistics Strategy. January 2022.

Transport East - view or download Railfuture's response to the draft regional Transport Strategy. January 2022.

Peninsula Transport - view or download the Railfuture South West joint 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 Railfuture East Anglia / East Midlands / Thames Valley joint 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 Thames Valley / East Midlands / London & South East joint response to EEH's call for evidence for the Oxford-Milton Keynes Connectivity Study. June 2021. 96Kb

Midlands Connect - view or download the Railfuture East Midlands / West Midlands / Lincolnshire joint 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

Transport for Wales - click view or download to see Railfuture Cymru / Wales response to TfW's future timetable review. May 2024.

Govia Thameslink Railway / Southern West Coastway timetable - view or download the joint Railfuture London & South East / Wessex response to GTR's proposed West Coastway timetable for summer 2024. September 2023.

Govia Thameslink Railway ticket office closures - view or download Railfuture's response to the consultation co-ordinated by Transport Focus. July 2023.

TransPennine Express service changes - click view or download to see the joint Railfuture North West / Yorkshire response to TransPennine Express proposed changes to services between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly and Hull / Scarborough from December 2022. January 2021.

Manchester Recovery Task Force - view or download the joint Railfuture North West / Yorkshire response to Northern / TransPennine Express on timetable options for December 2022 to improve rail performance in the north of England. December 2021. (see also DfT, March 2021)

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 supplementary response to the South Western Railway December 2022 Timetable consultation. September 2021. 306Kb

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

Ticket Office Closures - click view or download to see Railfuture's All Stations All TOCs submission on changes to Ticket Offices (also sent to London TravelWatch) July 2023. 1.3Mb
  • We also made supplementary submissions on TVMs (click view or download) and on Equality Impact Assessments (click view or download)
  • (click view or download to see a 2-page Summary) August 2023.
  • Submissions were also made to TOCs and by Branches: Avanti West Coast - Glasgow Central (by Scotland) (click view or download) | EMR (by East Midlands) (click view or download) | GTR (by London & South East) (click view or download) | Lincolnshire (EMR, LNER, Northern & TPE)] (click view or download) | Northern - Eastern (by Yorkshire) (click view or download) | Northern - Western (by North West) (click view or download) | SWR (by Wessex) (click view or download) | TPE (by Yorkshire) (click view or download)
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

Transport for London

Docklands Light Railway extension - click view or download to see Railfuture London & South East's response on the DLR extension to Thamesmead from Gallions Reach via Beckton Riverside. March 2024.

Engagement on the future of the Day Travelcard - view or download Railfuture's response to TfL's proposed abolition of the Day Travelcard (and prediction that the equivalent National Rail product will also disappear). May 2023

Surrey Quays station - click view or download Railfuture London & South East's response to TfL's proposed capacity and accessibility enhancements to London Overground's Surrey Quays station. March 2022.

Step Free Access survey - view or download Railfuture's response TfL's Step Free Access Survey. February 2022. 386kb

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

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 (see also view or download for Railfuture's response to the DfT on TfL's application for a Transport & Works Act Order. October 2016. 125Kb)

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. 159Kb

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

Urban Transport Group

(formerly the Passenger Transport Executive Group)

Rail & Urban Transport Review - click view or download to see Railfuture's response to the call for evidence. January 2024.

Welsh Assembly

- Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru

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

Welsh Government

- Llywodraeth Cymru

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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