Network Rail’s five years of major projects

The radical design of the new Glasgow Queen Street station attracted bouquets and brick bats in equal measure Network Rail image

The British infrastructure agency Network Rail has been reviewing the past five years of its ongoing investment programme. The UK Government body has just concluded its sixth five-year plan, or “Control Period Six” (CP6) as it was better known. The agency says it rose above an inherited shambles on the national timetable, and a slight issue with something called the pandemic. Nevertheless, it claims to have delivered a long succession of projects to enhance the network in Great Britain.

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Network Rail’s five years of major projects

The radical design of the new Glasgow Queen Street station attracted bouquets and brick bats in equal measure Network Rail image

The British infrastructure agency Network Rail has been reviewing the past five years of its ongoing investment programme. The UK Government body has just concluded its sixth five-year plan, or “Control Period Six” (CP6) as it was better known. The agency says it rose above an inherited shambles on the national timetable, and a slight issue with something called the pandemic. Nevertheless, it claims to have delivered a long succession of projects to enhance the network in Great Britain.

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Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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