GRALISTAIR
Established Member
What's needed is for the govt to say to NR "OK, we accept that there is going to need to be a steady flow of projects over the next couple of decades. Go away, set up two or three electrification project teams which can produce a steady flow of individual projects, delivering say, approx. 30 miles each year per team on average. Provided the costs remain reasonable and you don't suggest anything off the wall, we'll commit to funding these projects." Three such teams would deliver around 1000 route miles each decade. North, Central and South would appear to be a logical split.
Agreed but North, Central, South, Scotland and even Wales - possibly part of Central.