Grayling sparks fury by scrapping rail electrification plans
Government accused of ‘years of broken promises’ after dropping schemes to make network faster and greener
Plans to make the railway network faster, greener and cleaner by electrifying lines have been scrapped by the government after massive budget overruns, prompting fury at “years of broken promises”.
The plans to modernise the line from Cardiff to Swansea, the Midland mainline and tracks in the Lake District were dropped on Thursday after Network Rail spent huge sums on engineering works, with costs in the Great Western region alone going as much as £1.9bn over budget.
Source: Guardian Transport
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