West Coast Route Modernisation

HL Deb 24 October 2002 vol 639 cc119-20WA

Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the annual expenditure by Railtrack, and what will be the annual expenditure by Network Rail, on the West Coast route modernisation for (a) maintenance and renewal, and (b) enhancements from the start of the project until forecast completion in 2006. [HL5922]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

The Strategic Rail Authority has still to finalise the details of its strategy for taking forward the West Coast route modernisation project, in the light of the consultation process which it launched on 9 October.