Source · National Audit Office

Modernising the Great Western railway

Published: 9 Nov 2016 Type: Value for Money Department: Department for Transport

The cost of modernising the Great Western railway is estimated to be £5.58 billion, an increase of £2.1 billion since 2013, and there are delays to the electrification of the route of at least 18 to 36 months. The Department for Transport and Network Rail have begun to improve the management of the programme but they have more to do …

Dept: Department for TransportDevolved administrations Topics: Managing major projectsProject and service deliveryTransport nao.org.uk →

Public Accounts Committee follow-up

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