Next five-year railway plan to double earthworks spend

Network Rail has set out its planned spend and prioritise for the next five years under the CP7 spending programme.
Among its top priorities are finding £3.8bn in efficiency gains on work programmes, equating to around 10% savings.
It is also ramping up work programmes to improve network resilience in the face of climate change with spending in embankment works and drawing set to double to £1.8bn from 2024-29.
This will see the creation of dedicated earthworks and drainage teams, and