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Pay rise? You should have worked harder at school, says Network Rail boss [subscription]
Network Rail has been accused of insulting workers after a manager defended high salaries for senior staff as proof that others “should have probably worked harder at school”.
'Atrocious', 'sell it': What readers said about Cardiff Airport's devastating passenger numbers
Figures out this week showed that Cardiff Airport served just 123,000 passengers last year. That compares to 2.08m for Bristol, 6.2m for Gatwick and 19.3m for Heathrow.
Integrated Rail Plan to focus on driving forward capacity, not just speed
The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps recently sat down with the Transport Select Committee to discuss and answer questions on his job performance so far. A large chunk of this committee hearing focused on the railway industry, with the Integrated Rail Plan, the plan for rail and HS2’s progression being a core theme for the questioning. Shapps was accompanied by the secretary at the Department for Transport; Bernadette Kelly, with each providing key information about the progression of the projects.
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- Greater Manchester mayor's bid to take control of railway stationsAndy Burnham says key stations in Manchester and Salford are
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- Pay rise? You should have worked harder at school, says Network Rail boss [subscription]Network Rail has been accused of insulting workers after a manager defended high salaries for senior staff as proof that others “should have probably worked harder at school”.
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- Engineer Gareth Dennis shows possible north to south Wales rail linkA railway engineer has put forward ambitious plans to redesign the Welsh rail network.
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Birmingham Post
- Andy Burnham reveals plans to take control of all train stations in ManchesterThe Mayor of Greater Manchester also said the city centre stations have not seen substantial investment for decades
Northern Echo
- Parts of Sunderland train station to close to make way for £32m projectTHE entrance of a North East rail station will be closed from next week as major work get underway to transform the main transport hub in what will be a multi-million pound renovation.
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- Transport for Wales- more trains for Fishguard, Tenby, Pembroke DockMore train services are planned for Pembrokeshire stations as of next month.
- North-east MSP blasts 'broken promise' over Aberdeen train timesIn 2008, then-Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson vowed to spend £200 million on the Aberdeen line but it was revealed last year that only £1.68 million had been tolled out in 13 years.
New Civil Engineer
- Pointing to positivity: why civils looks set for growthLooking back to our November 2021 Forecast, it was clear that, while the UK construction sector was operating in a tough economic climate the green shoots of recovery were starting to appear.
- Network Rail replaces Manchester bridges ahead of Transpennine Route Upgrade electrificationNetwork Rail has reported that it has made “major progress” on the £3bn Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), having replaced two bridges to make way for the overhead electric wires.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Integrated Rail Plan to focus on driving forward capacity, not just speedThe Transport Secretary Grant Shapps recently sat down with the Transport Select Committee to discuss and answer questions on his job performance so far. A large chunk of this committee hearing focused on the railway industry, with the Integrated Rail Plan, the plan for rail and HS2’s progression being a core theme for the questioning. Shapps was accompanied by the secretary at the Department for Transport; Bernadette Kelly, with each providing key information about the progression of the projects.
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- Southern Rail train cleaners begin 11-day strikeTRAIN cleaners have begun an 11-day strike over pay.
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