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MPs’ ‘boom and bust’ rail investment claim rejected by Government

Deniz Huseyin
15 May 2026
 

 The Government has refused to accept the key finding of a Transport Committee inquiry that rail investment has been subject to systemic ‘boom and bust’.

In its response to the Transport Committee’s Rail Investment Pipelines report, the Government acknowledges that “the perception of such cycles is clearly felt by parts of the supply chain”, but insisted there is no evidence of boom and bust in overall rail funding.

The Government insisted it “shares the...

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