National Audit Office
Investigation into the Department for Transport’s decision to cancel three rail electrification projects
This investigation sets out the decision-making process, leading to the July 2017 announcement of the cancellation of three rail electrification projects: the Midland Main Line north of Kettering (to Nottingham and Sheffield); the Great Western Main Line between Cardiff and Swansea; and the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere.
Published 29 Mar 2018
Value for Money
Department for Transport
Topics: Managing major projects, Project and service delivery, Transport
Recommendations
No recommendations are indexed here. The report itself may contain some: see the report on nao.org.uk, linked above.