• Business Plan 2003

  • This business plan is Network Rail's first, since taking responsibility for Britain's rail network. It sets out in detail how we intend to apply engineering excellence, to make the railway fit for the long term and capable of meeting the increasing demands which are forecast.

    The 2003 Network Rail Business Plan comprises of the following documents, detailing our policies, processes and plans, as well as financial expenditure and other data.

    • Summary document (summary of the suite of documents)
    • Technical Plan (asset stewardship and network operations)
    • Route Plans (disaggregation of our plans by line of route)

    The documents below are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you may download it free from www.Adobe.com .

    Business Plan Summary

    This document summarises our Business Plan for the period from April 2003 to March 2006, including our corporate objectives and plans for delivering them. It is comprised of one document. Click on the link below to view it as a PDF file.

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    PDF Icon   Business Plan Summary   533 kb

    Technical Plan

    This document details our strategies and implementation plans for Network Operations and Asset Stewardship, as well as containing expenditure forecasts. Click on each section below to view it as a PDF file.

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    PDF Icon   Section 1: Executive Summary   63 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 2: Introduction   84 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 3: Network Stewardship Strategy   236 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 4: Asset Management Planning   186 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 5: Engineering Delivery   130 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 6: Operational Planning   120 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 7: Operational Delivery   117 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 8: Output Monitoring and Review   155kb
    PDF Icon   Section 9: Plans by Asset Type   519 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 10: Operational Performance   146 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 11: Network Capability   1,500kb
    PDF Icon   Section 12: Glossary and Further Information   54 kb

    Route Plans

    These describe specific renewal and enhancement projects, planned for each of our 45 strategic routes. Click on each section below to view it as a PDF file.

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    PDF Icon   Section 1: Introduction   1,010 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 2: Mixed-Traffic Routes   8.25Mb
    PDF Icon   Section 3: Freight-Only Routes   851 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 4: Index by Station Name   167 kb
    PDF Icon   Section 5: Glossary and Further Information   202 kb

    Business Plan Update (June 2003)


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    PDF Icon   Business Plan Update (June 2003)   5.47Mb


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