Rail chief doubted repair strategy_2
7 September 2012
Total outsourcing of all rail maintenance at Network Rail was always going to be fraught with problems, according to its recently departed director of supply chain.
Les Mosco, who left by mutual agreement at the end of October, told SM he had questioned the strategy when he arrived at Network Rail's predecessor, Railtrack, more than three years ago.
At the time of the privatisation of the rail network in 1994, six private contractors bought up the former British Rail maintenance teams and were contracted to run the...