Vehicle Reliability Programs’ Impact on Stakeholders

The intention of this paper is to discuss the key components of reliability processes as applied to rail vehicle acquisition programs, and their effects on the ‘stakeholders’ involved. The ‘stakeholders’ identified in this context, are those that are directly involved in the new vehicle project, namely; the rail operating authority with its associated divisions, the car builder with its internal departments, equipment and system suppliers to the car builder, consultants and governing associations.