Capital expenditure (CapEx) encompasses all the works necessary to physically create railway infrastructure. Some of this may be the preparatory work to enable construction of a line or station, or it can include the costs of the final permanent works.
Capital expenditure covers all aspects of the civil, mechanical and electrical engineering that together create a whole project.
The tool below is designed to provide a high-level indicative range of capital costs for different types of projects, based on historical cost data, right at the start of a project when there has been little development work. At this stage of a project, there are often more questions than answers and the project will inevitably hide a number of unknowns that can have a serious impact on the cost. Therefore, matching the limited descriptions of built projects held within this tool with the even more limited knowledge of a proposed scheme is challenging. It is however worthwhile in order to try and understand a range of potential capital costs and hence enable a promotor to assess their projects likely viability through input into the first stages of a business case.
As stated above, the tool is aimed at the earliest stage of project assessment which in process terms and as indicated on the following diagram.
This tool is in Beta and is undergoing further testing and development. Outputs should be considered as indicative only. Additional data will be added once it is available and has been quality assured, to provide users with a wider sample of schemes with which to review. There is also ongoing development work to improve future usability and any new developments will be flagged on the BVR ‘What’s new’ page. If you have any queries on information provided within the tool please email us at bettervaluerail@dft.gov.uk or get in touch with your Network Rail contact.
The tool below will help you explore the capital cost elements of existing real projects.
This Frequently Asked Questions document, and the video will help you to make best use of the tool.
This video explains the range finder tool and how to use it
Capital Expenditure Range Finder Tool
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Where to get further information
Having used this tool, if you wish to proceed further and discuss your proposal in more detail, please contact the appropriate Network Rail Regional Business Development Director.
While we make every effort to ensure that the content of this tool is accurate, this is not always achievable and therefore the data provided through this tool is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. Any cost ranges that are provided through the use of this tool are meant for indicative purposes and should not be used as any form of estimate.
If, having used this tool, you wish to proceed further and discuss your proposal in more detail, please contact the appropriate Network Rail Regional Business Development Director or the Director of Sponsorship.
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