Contents
1. Summary 6
2. Introduction 10
3. The Regulatory and Contextual Background 14
4. The Causes of Cost Escalation and Scheme Delay in Control Period 5 20
Was CP5 materially different from CP4? 21
Were the risks associated with the CP5 programme understood? 21
What was the impact of Reclassification? 24
Organisational Responsibilities 26
Governance and Programme Management 27
Delivery Issues 28
5. The Role of Wider Industry and Rail Users in Planning 32
Capacity and Capability in the Supply Chain 32
The Participation of Rail Users in Planning 34
6. Recommendations 36
Organisational Responsibilities 37
Governance of the Investment Programme 39
Deliverability 41
Stakeholder involvement: passengers' views 41
A long term approach to developing our skills base 42
Conclusions 43
Annex 1. Terms of Reference 44
Annex 2. HLOS, SOFA and Guidance to the ORR 46
Annex 3. GRIP and ECAM 49
Table 1. Summary of Recommendations 9
Figure 1. GRIP phases - displayed in blue text. ECAM, introduced in 2014 and described below, is set out in yellow. 50