Great Western Railway Line: Electrification
(asked on 30th June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the benefit-cost ratio for Great Western Main Line electrification was on the most recent date for which figures are available.
This question was answered on 6th July 2015
The most recent estimate of the benefit-cost ratio for Great Western Electrification, dating from February 2015, was 2.36.
The benefit-cost ratio reflects the costs and benefits of electrifying the Great Western network and introducing new electric and bi-mode IEP trains on long distance services and electric multiple units on suburban services.