Railways: Wales

(asked on 14th March 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's expenditure on Network Rail operations in Wales in each of the last five years.


Answered by
Huw Merriman Portrait
Huw Merriman
This question was answered on 17th March 2023

Network Rail’s expenditure for Wales in the past five years (excluding interest, tax and centrally managed costs) was as follows shown in £m:

2

2021-22

2020-21

2019-20

2018-19

2017-18

Operating Costs

184

177

163

141

122

Traction electricity, industry costs and rates

18

19

19

19

17

Renewals

222

203

163

161

186

Enhancements

10

16

116

230

177

Total

434

414

460

551

502

The higher level of enhancement costs in earlier years is mostly due to the Great Western Electrification Programme.

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