Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 December 1993. It was answered by Lord Freeman on Wednesday, 8 December 1993 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

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Dept of Transport

Question

What are the estimated repayments which will need to be made on capital raised for improvements to the West Coast main line; how these costs will be recouped; what estimate he has as to the average extra cost per journey for passengers and carriers of freight imposed by the need to make these repayments; and what are the equivalent projected costs on the East Coast line.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

234 c223W;234 c219W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Investment East Coast main line Railway network Modernisation West Coast main line

Contains statistics

Yes