| Example | Budget vs actual (? billion) | Delays and start-up problems | Incorrect capacity and revenue plans | Total value lost vs plan (? billion) |
| Eurotunnel |
| § 6-month delay § 18 months of unreliable service after opening | § Overestimated market share gain in freight and passengers by 200% | ~7.5 |
| High-speed rail Frankfurt-cologne |
| § 1-year delay of construction § Legal and technical § issues | § Unforeseen capped government funding | ~1.5 |
| Betuwe line NL (cargo rail) |
| § 1.5*-year delay of construction § Technology choices still not finalized | § Annual revenue shortfall of ?0 million | ~3.0 |
| Kuala Lumpur airport |
| § Initial issues with connectivity to downtown area § Complaints about facility hygiene levels | § Handles only ~60% of current capacity § Losing market share to Singapore | ~1.5 |