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Rail enhancements are delivered through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline, which has spent the following in each year in CP6 (including contributions to 3rd party schemes), from 2019 (figures shown in £m, nominal):<\/p>
a) 2019/20: £1,475m<\/p>
b) 2020/21: £1,477m<\/p>
c) 2021/22: £1,685m<\/p>
d) 2022/23: £1,840m<\/p>
e) 2023/24: £2,156*<\/p>
* (outturn data for 2023/24 is provisional and is subject to change)<\/em><\/p>"}
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