Third of major rail enhancement projects stuck in sidings

Around one-third of the projects in the Government’s £10bn Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline have failed to advance in the three years since the 2019-2024 plan was published.
There is now deep concern among contractors and suppliers about slippage and a lack of official programme transparency.
Their trade body, the Rail Industry Association, has now taken the step of carrying out its own progress audit on the planned rolling programme of 58 enhancement projects, after the Department