ABSTRACT
When Labour came to power in 1997, it promised a new integrated transport policy, in which considerations of environment, social inclusion and integration would rank along with economy and safety as key objectives. In the pursuit of these objectives a major break in past trends with a shift from private to public transport, was promised. The strategy was outlined in the transport policy White Paper (Cm3950, 1998), and in more detail in the 10 year plan (DETR, 2000). Specifically for rail, targets were set for a 50 per cent increase in passenger kilometres and an 80 per cent increase in freight tonne kilometres by the end of the 10 years.
