According the Rolling Stock Strategy Steering Group (RSSSG) the Long Term Passenger Rolling Stock Strategy estimates that the train fleet could almost double by 2045 to meet rising passenger demand. The national fleet is forecast to grow by between 51 per cent and 99 per cent over 30 years and around half of the 4,500 new trains – worth £7.5billion (€9.5 billion) – already under construction or on order are being built in Britain, supporting thousands of jobs and scores of apprenticeships.
Passenger numbers have doubled in the last 20 years and are predicted to keep rising, therefore we must expand Britain’s fleet of trains to avoid crowding and to meet the challenges ahead.
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