RIA Rail Supply Chain Survey 2019

Survey of rail business leaders on behalf of the RIA

Two in five (42%) respondents say the rail supply industry is likely to grow in the coming year, compared to nearly three in ten (28%) who say it is likely to contract or a quarter (25%) who say it is likely to neither grow, nor contract.
Railway business leaders in the UK supply chain are more likely to be optimistic about the growth prospects of their business than the industry as a whole, with three in five (59%) saying their business is likely to grow in the coming year.
However, approximately one in five (18%) say their business is likely to contract or neither grow, nor contract (21%) in the coming year.
More than half (56%) of respondents believe that the UK Government takes too little consideration for whether rail suppliers have a presence and support jobs in the UK.
Railway business leaders are most likely to say the whole life costing should be given the most weighting in rail contract awards, with two in five (41%) respondents saying it should be given the highest weighting and more than four in five (84%) respondents ranking it among their top 3 factors.

Date Published: 07/11/2019

Categories: Infrastructure | Policy Makers | Professionals | Transport | UK

Client: Railway Industry Association (RIA)