The modernisation of the West Coast Main Line: thirtieth report of session 2006-07, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidenceThe Stationery Office, 14 jun 2007 - 48 pagina's When Railtrack first planned the upgrade of the West Coast Mainline it was to have been completed in two phases in 2002 and 2005, used untried signalling technology and cost £2.6 billion. In the event the signalling was not installed, progress was much slower than anticipated and Railtrack collapsed. Network rail took over the project and put in place a more robust strategy to deliver the upgrade in three stages between 2004 and 2008. The first two stages have already been delivered on schedule. However the total modernisation cost is likely to be around £8.6 billion and the line will still be prone to overcrowding at peak times and is thus likely to need further investment. This report looks at the project on the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General. |
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1x First Minute 2x GNER Std 2x Value Advance 4.60 Standard Day Armitt Baker Bechtel benefits billion capacity cartel Chairman Cheap Day Return Coast Main Line contract contractors Day Return Cheap Day Return Standard deliver Department for Transport Dr Emery Dr Mitchell Dr Pugh Fare Leisure Std franchise agreement freight GNER Std Advance going Helen Goodman improvements increase journey Liverpool London Manchester Minute Fare Leisure modernisation MP Labour Network Rail obsolescence Office of Rail Open Return Standard paragraph Pendolinos possession programme QinetiQ Rail and Office Rail Regulation Rail's Railtrack railway Report Return Cheap Day Return Saver Return Return Standard Day Return Standard Open route seats signalling South West Trains Standard Day Return Standard Open Return stations Strategic Rail Authority subsidy Sunday taxpayer track access train operating companies upgrade Value Advance Single Virgin Rail Group Virgin West Coast West Coast Main Williams