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Tenth of HS2 budget has gone before a piece of track is laid [Subscription]
HS2 has cost taxpayers £5.5 billion even before construction of the line. The equivalent of a tenth of the project’s budget has been spent in the past nine years as part of preparations for Europe’s biggest infrastructure project.
Secret documents spark new questions for Sadiq Khan over Crossrail delay
Sadiq Khan's oversight of the Crossrail fiasco was called into question today as secret documents revealed his spin doctors were drafting crisis plans almost a fortnight before the date on which he claims he discovered the line would not open on time.
Saturday, 16 February 2019
Times Online
- ScotRail targets were ‘diluted by ministers’ [Subscription]Targets to hold ScotRail to account were diluted by the government.
- HS2 promises end to overcrowding with booking app [Subscription]Passengers will be required to reserve a seat to travel on HS2 trains under plans to prevent standing travellers from clogging up aisles and doorways.
- Tenth of HS2 budget has gone before a piece of track is laid [Subscription]HS2 has cost taxpayers £5.5 billion even before construction of the line. The equivalent of a tenth of the project’s budget has been spent in the past nine years as part of preparations for Europe’s biggest infrastructure project.
London Evening Standard
- Secret documents spark new questions for Sadiq Khan over Crossrail delaySadiq Khan's oversight of the Crossrail fiasco was called into question today as secret documents revealed his spin doctors were drafting crisis plans almost a fortnight before the date on which he claims he discovered the line would not open on time.
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Rail Technology Magazine
- Urgent safety advice calls for louder horns on Edinburgh trams after pedestrian's deathThe RAIB has issued urgent safety advice calling for louder warning horns to be fitted on Edinburgh’s trams following the death of a pedestrian. Carlos Correa Palacio was struck and fatally injured by a tram travelling from Edinburgh city centre to the city’s airport, colliding with...
- Battered Dawlish rail line gets £80m for new protective sea wallA new taller sea wall is to be built at Dawlish as the DfT announced that up to £80m is being made available to build it – five years on from the storms which wreaked havoc on the rail line. Around £40m was spent by Network Rail repairing the track after storms in February 2014...
- Scheme to double train capacity on West Norfolk line awarded fundingThe capacity on West Norfolk’s trains is set to double after funding for an extension of trains running between Lynn and Cambridge has been given government approval. Political and business leaders have been calling for eight-coach trains on the Fen Line following complaints over major...
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- Metro tracks laid as DfT mulls new tram systems Track laying has begun for the Midland Metro extension to Centenary Square.Transport minister Jesse Norman this week attended an event to mark the laying of the first tracks for the 70m...
- HS2 change extends Whitmore tunnel and Crewe platform Transport minister Nusrat Ghani has informed parliament of a second additional provision to the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill.The bill is currently being scrutinised by a House of...
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