🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 2014 · 🏗️ Megaprojects
Shorter than planned. Five years late. What did it cost?
💸 Guess, then reveal the price
£776 million cost at opening
Faster to walk. Cheaper to walk. Somehow still worth a public inquiry.
What actually happened
Originally expected to cost £545 million, the line opened about five years late, stopping short of its planned Newhaven terminus. A later public inquiry found a “litany of avoidable failures.” The line has since been extended.
Source: Rail Technology Magazine ↗ · Amount in original currency, not adjusted for inflation. An unusual cost is not automatically waste; see how we check the facts.