RIA Private Investment Workshop 12/01/2026 Read Out Paper
Contents Introduction
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Session 1: Public Sector and Private Sector Needs
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Session 2: Private Investment Models
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Land Value Capture
4-5
Station Investment Zones
6-7
Long Term Infrastructure Concessions
8-9
Regulatory Asset Base Models
10-11
Rolling Stock Leasing Model
12-13
Introduction The Railway Industry Association kicked off 2026 with a workshop to explore private investment models, and the potential employment of these models to drive forward rail projects. Participants were from across the public and private sector. The Government has signalled an intention to explore the potential of private investment, in the UK Infrastructure: A 10-Year Strategy. RIA and our members believe there are multiple means with which private investment should be considered as an attractive mechanism to deliver rail projects, across multiple different asset types. This workshop explored the respective needs of the public sector and investors – both of which are crucial to address if we are to succeed in bringing in new investment. It then went on to consider the opportunities, and potential barriers to five potential models/mechanisms that could be used to leverage investment into rail. 1. Participants recommended prioritising further work to consider the application of longterm infrastructure concessions; Station Investment Zones; and land value capture mechanisms.
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The models were defined in the pre-reading pack, not repeated here.
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