Dear members of Accessibuilt,
I work in Network Rail’s strategic planning team, which among other things produces long term strategy documents for different aspects of the UK national rail network.
We’re in the early stages of planning a new ‘Network Study’ called “Railway for Everyone” which will look at how we can make the railway more accessible and inclusive for the general public, and would very much appreciate any input you could provide. Network Studies look at aspects of the railway most efficiently planned at a national level (e.g. freight, electrification) and identify gaps and potential interventions to rectify these.
This study will aim to identify barriers faced by people in using the railway and what as an industry we do, don’t do, and could do to remove these. It will be written at a strategic level to guide planning and investment decisions and so may not deal in detail with specific projects. It will address protected characteristics in the Equality Act (2010) and other characteristics not included, as well as barriers faced by everyone which could be reduced fairly simply through to those that would require significant intervention and long term planning across multiple disciplines and organisations.
We’re aware that various pieces of work completed or underway fulfil part of these aims, both within the industry and in an academic context. We will aim to coordinate with these existing pieces of work rather than duplicating them.
The study will involve external organisations and key parts of the rail industry. We are particularly keen to hear from you with any suggestions or input you may have. For example:
a) Let us know of any on-going or existing work you feel we should be made aware of, whether for information or to avoid duplication
b) Suggest any key external organisations (advocacy groups, charities, businesses etc.) which it may be particularly useful for us to consult for this piece of work
c) Set out any initial ideas of key aspects of the railway/journey experience we might consider in the study
d) Identify any individuals who you consider would be able to attend and add value to working groups
If any of that is unclear, I am more than happy to provide further information.
Please can I request that entries are received before 24th December 2016 in order to be considered.
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Yours faithfully,
Mike Breakwell
Senior Strategic Planner
Network Rail
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