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Costs were spread over many years, and overlap later capital spending.
The cost of Birkenhead Tunnel is as detailed in 1946/47 accounts.
The cost of Wallasey Tunnel is based on accounts around 1974 to 1977.
Historical Cost |
At March 2004 prices |
|
Birkenhead Tunnel | £'000 | £M |
CONSTRUCTION | ||
Working Shafts & Headings | 644 | 27.0 |
Birkenhead section | 1,111 | 46.7 |
Liverpool section | 862 | 36.2 |
River section | 1,478 | 62.1 |
River section (Roadways etc) | 464 | 19.5 |
Ventilation Works | 1,014 | 42.6 |
Electric Lighting Fittings | 5 | 0.2 |
Electric Cables | 33 | 1.4 |
Retaining Walls etc | 91 | 3.8 |
Fire Alarms etc | 6 | 0.3 |
Wagons & Machine | 8 | 0.3 |
Engineering Fees | 225 | 9.5 |
Diversion of Railway Lines & Sewers | 22 | 0.9 |
Architect's Fees | 34 | 1.4 |
Sundry | 78 | 3.3 |
Total Construction | 6,075 | 255.2 |
LAND | ||
Purchase of Lands & Properties | 573 | 24.1 |
Rent of Site | 6 | 0.3 |
Compensation for Easements & for Trade Disturbance | 187 | 7.9 |
Legal & Other Expenses | 24 | 1.0 |
Valuer's fees | 12 | 0.5 |
Total Land | 801 | 33.7 |
Promotion Expenses | 43 | 1.8 |
Total Birkenhead Tunnel | 6,919 | 290.6 |
Wallasey Tunnel | £'000 | £M |
FIRST TUBE AND APPROACHES | ||
Land | 3,600 | 34.2 |
Works | 18,400 | 174.8 |
Equipment | 2,900 | 27.6 |
Fees | 1,600 | 15.2 |
SECOND TUBE | ||
Land | 100 | 1.0 |
Works | 7,000 | 66.5 |
Equipment | 2,900 | 27.6 |
Fees | 700 | 6.7 |
Total Wallasey Tunnel | 37,200 | 353.4 |
(Figures exclude any interest capitalised during construction. For Birkenhead Tunnel this was £562 thousand (£24 million in current prices). Figure for Wallasey Tunnel is not known, but we estimate it was £1.5 million (£14 million in current prices).)
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