Part of the overall Strategic Transport Plan is to develop a mode-specific Rail Strategy which outlines how rail will help to deliver the overall vision and objectives for transport in the Western Gateway area.

The Rail Strategy (Phase 1) sets forth the need for change based on a review of policy, challenges and trends. It explores the region’s vision, objectives and priorities, and it develops a series of Conditional Outputs which will support the delivery of these objectives.

Our rail strategy (Phase 1) includes a clear vision, with five themes supported by focused objectives and priorities. The objectives and priorities below also include a series of conditional outputs below: