Why using contractors has triggered a cost explosion

By Railway Gazette International2002-08-01T10:00:00

OF THE many problems that have beset Britain’s national rail network since privatisation in 1996-97, the most serious today is a frightening leap in the cost of renewal and enhancement projects. A routine doubling or trebling in real terms above pre-privatisation costs was firmly established by 2000, but the cost ...

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