The railway network needs £500m over the next 10 years to cope with an expected 30% increase in demand for rail freight, according to a new report.
The Network Rail report proposes spending £80m to allow higher containers to run from Southampton to the west coast main line.
It does not stipulate how the work should be funded.
References: Financial Times 06/09/06 page 3, The Times 06/09/06 page 4, The Guardian 06/09/06 page 25
