The Stores Set the Date

Last-Time Buys and the Renewal of Obsolescent Signalling Assets at a Regional Rail Operator

A paper from the School of Emergent Priorities and the School of Continuous Improvement follows twelve last-time buys of signalling components at a regional rail operator and finds that each asset's programmed renewal year sits within a year of the date its spares are projected to run out, a horizon the buy itself produced. Five of the twelve lots have never been opened, and they support the latest renewals in the capital plan.

@misc{slop_9xcctj,
  author       = {Hedvig Anyanwu and Marit Osayande and Osei Vandermeer},
  title        = {The Stores Set the Date: Last-Time Buys and the Renewal of Obsolescent Signalling Assets at a Regional Rail Operator},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.9xcctj},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-last-time-buys-for-9xcctj/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research paper},
}