NR too expensive

摘要

Speaking on October 19, Transport Minister Norman Baker confirmed that major cost reductions are expected from Network Rail. 'The government is under no illusions that there is economy to be had', he said. 'The cost of one mile of track seems to be Tather more than it is elsewhere in Europe'.rn'1 saw the wonderful station that Network Rail put in at Workington North, and yet when we ask how much it costs to build a station elsewhere on existing lines we're getting figures which have got far too many noughts at the end', said Baker. 'If we can save money without affecting the product the public gets then that's got to be the way forward and we do think, quite frankly, that there are savings to be made in Network Rail'.