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New rail cost review as Government sets strict approach to funding

Peter Stonham
22 January 2026
 

A general new clampdown on rail infrastructure cost-efficiency is signalled in the Government’s Northern Growth Plan. 

“Rail schemes like NPR can be a catalyst for growth, but the government will not accept the runaway costs seen previously” the Northern policy paper starkly states. 

“The costs per mile of new rail in the UK are many times higher than those in other countries. Some of that can be explained because this is a crowded island, but that does not...

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