It Could, Let’s Be Honest, Have Been Quite a Lot Worse Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 21, 20220 It could, let’s be honest, have been quite a lot worse. The main purpose of last week’s Budget was to undo the chaos unleashed by short-lived chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini-budget’, which had sent interest rates spiking and immolated both the British economy and his career in a matter of days. The
Committee says government must re-assess rail plan Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 27, 20220 A thorough reassessment of the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan is essential to ensure this once-in-a-generation investment in rail is not a missed opportunity to address regional imbalances, the Commons Transport Committee has said. The Committee’s report says that alternative options ‘which could transform stations and city centres in key Northern cities’
Doubts remain over Transpennine upgrade, says Audit Office Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 20, 20220 The project to upgrade the railway across the Pennines has received qualified approval from the National Audit Office, but in a new report published today it warns that there are still many challenges to overcome and that is it is not clear how the intended benefits will be achieved. The report
UK Government More Than Trebles Investment in Transpennine Route Upgrade Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 19, 20220 The UK Government is more than trebling its investment into the Transpennine route upgrade (TRU). Engineers carrying out major rail upgrades between Manchester and Stalybridge © Network Rail The TRU was announced in November 2021 as part of the Government’s integrated rail plan for the north and midlands. Funding has now been increased
UK: Lack of Government Updates Causing Project Uncertainty Warns RIA Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 11, 20220 It has now been over 900 days since the UK government published its Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) and a lack of updates is causing uncertainty around upcoming rail upgrades says the Railway Industry Association (RIA). The topic of an RNEP update was last discussed in Parliament in February, when Rail
RIA: UK Government Needs to Do More to Accelerate Decarbonisation of Railways Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 29, 20220 Limited progress is being made regarding the UK government’s rail decarbonisation plans according to a new report by the Railway Industry Association (RIA). The UK government has a legal commitment to net zero by 2050, as well as a target to take all diesel-only trains off the rail network by 2040. According
Transport for the North’s high speed funding ‘being cut’ Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 4, 20220 Reports are claiming that funding for Transport for the North is set to be slashed, apparently as a result of TfN's criticism of the government's Integrated Rail Plan in November. There has been no official confirmation, but it is being said that although TfN had applied for £104.5 million to
RMT calls Underground strikes Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 4, 20220 RMT calls Underground strikes The RMT has called two 24-hour strikes on London Underground. The walkouts on 1 and 3 March are being staged in protest at the continuing financial crisis at TfL, which the RMT alleges has been 'engineered by the government'. General secretary Mick Lynch said: 'A financial crisis
The Problem with Our Railways Isn’t Boris, It’s Scrooge Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 23, 20210 The worst Christmas film ever made includes a moment when a man we’re not supposed to have noticed is creepy suggests, “At Christmas, you tell the truth.” That line has always stayed with me, because it’s an assertion I’ve never heard anywhere else and which I suspect is not true. Christmas
Midland Main Line electrification begins Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 21, 20210 Midland Main Line electrification begins Work will start on extending electrification on the Midland Main Line this week, taking the wires northward from Kettering to Market Harborough. This additional section had already been authorised to connect with a main feeder point, but the start of work on 24 December will now
Transport secretary refuses to rule out 3.8% fares increase Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 17, 20210 Transport secretary refuses to rule out 3.8% fares increase Transport secretary Grant Shapps has refused to deny that rail fares are set to rise by 3.8 per cent in March 2022, which would be in accordance with inflation last July. Mr Shapps was challenged in the House of Commons by Labour's
Commons calls for rethink on Integrated Rail Plan Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 9, 20210 MPs have voted in favour of further work on the Integrated Rail Plan, which involves cutting the eastern leg of HS2 back to East Midlands Parkway and shortening a new high speed line running west to east in the north. The Midland Main Line is to be electrified in full,
3Squared: The Integrated Rail Plan: What Does it Signal? Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 19, 20210 On Thursday 18th November, the long-awaited Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) was released. Significant changes have been made, as unveiled by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, with the aim of providing a “rethink” and the ambition to “deliver rail improvements sooner.” Key highlights from the plan include: A full high-speed east-west line linking Manchester to Leeds will not be
Anger follows publication of Integrated Rail Plan Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 19, 20210 THE £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands has been greeted with bitter criticism in the north of England. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has decided to cut back the eastern leg of HS2 to terminate at East Midlands Parkway, but a new line will be built from
The Integrated Rail Plan: A Disaster for Rail, Passengers and the Environment Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 18, 20210 Today, 18 November 2021, the British government has published its much delayed Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands. In it, the government has confirmed the cancellation of the eastern leg of HS2 (Phase 2b East), which would connect Birmingham with Leeds and free up capacity on the Midland Main
Part of HS2 scrapped in Integrated Rail Plan Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 18, 20210 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed a budget of £96 billion for his new Integrated Rail Plan. He said the plans for HS2 had been designed 'in isolation from the rest of the transport network', and the eastern leg of HS2 will now go no further than East Midlands Parkway, but the