Date: 08/11/2016

Part of a £2.8bn project to electrify the Great Western route has been 'deferred'.
The plan was to fully electrify the route from Cardiff to London by 2018 and the scheme had already been delayed.
It was estimated to cost £874m in 2013, but spending spiralled out of control, causing some MPs to call it 'staggering and unacceptable'.
Lines affected include major routes to Bristol, Oxford, and Berkshire.

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Great Western electrification: Intercity line work 'deferred'

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Part of a £2.8bn project to electrify the Great Western route is "deferred", affecting routes to Oxford, Berkshire and Bristol.

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