Electrification of Great Western Main Line

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Electrification_of_Great_Western_Main_Line

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	railway electrification project
gptkbp:actualCompletionDate	ongoing
gptkbp:affectedStations	gptkb:Newport gptkb:Cardiff_Central gptkb:Bristol_Parkway gptkb:Didcot_Parkway gptkb:Swindon Reading
gptkbp:announced	gptkb:UK_Department_for_Transport
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Great_Western_Main_Line
gptkbp:benefit	gptkb:Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company) commuters freight operators
gptkbp:cancelledSection	Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads Cardiff to Swansea Didcot to Oxford
gptkbp:electricSystem	25 kV AC overhead
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	lower CO2 emissions reduced diesel use
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Electrification of Great Western Main Line
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mainContractor	gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkbp:notableEvent	cost review in 2015 delays announced in 2016 partial opening in 2017 cancellation of Cardiff-Swansea electrification in 2017
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkbp:originallyPlannedCompletion	2016
gptkbp:postponedDueTo	cost overruns engineering challenges
gptkbp:projectCost	over £2.8 billion
gptkbp:publicReaction	concerns over cost criticism over delays
gptkbp:purpose	faster trains modernisation reduced emissions
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Crossrail gptkb:South_Wales_Main_Line gptkb:Intercity_Express_Programme Thames Valley branches
gptkbp:rollingStock	gptkb:Class_387 gptkb:Class_800 gptkb:Class_802
gptkbp:route	gptkb:London_Paddington
gptkbp:routeEnd	gptkb:Cardiff_Central
gptkbp:startDate	2010
gptkbp:status	partially completed
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4