Pressure is on Network Rail to get to grips with railway running costs

The DfT and the Office of Rail and Road are pressing Network Rail to reduce the costs of running the rail network.

When it comes to infrastructure spending on the railways, it’s the enhancement projects – new lines, stations, and capacity increases – that grab the limelight. But how much money is available for such  schemes in Network Rail’s next five-year control period (CP6: 2019/20-2023/24) could depend on NR’s ability to bring down the costs of operations, maintenance and renewals. Having failed spectacularly to achieve the ORR’s efficiency targets for renewals...

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