HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 c774W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the cost of installing(a) the Train Protection Warning System and (b) the Automatic Train Protection System. [140420]

Mr. Hill

The only estimate made by the Secretary of State for installing the Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) was as part of the regulatory impact assessment for the Railway Safety Regulations 1999, laid in the House in August 1999. This showed an estimated cost ranging between £130-£155 million. The Secretary of State has not made an estimate of the cost for installing Automatic Train Protection (ATP). More recent industry estimates suggest that the figure will be closer to £330 million for TPWS and in the order of £2 billion for ATP.