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After privatisation: can Britain ever fix its railways?
The government is tearing up the fragmented system but critics say the new plan suffers from magical thinking
Network Rail chair condemns billions squandered on botched GWR electrification
The disastrous project to electrify the Great Western railway lines to South Wales and the West of England has been condemned by the chair of Network Rail. The scheme was delivered late, 2bn over budget and incomplete.
Flexible season tickets only 20pc cheaper than unlimited monthly travel [subscription]
Flexible season tickets for eight days each month will only be 20 per cent cheaper than passes that give commuters unlimited travel, Grant Shapps has revealed.
HS2 maladministration left homeowners needing medication during property nightmare
HS2 Ltds failure to properly communicate with homeowners led to the deteriorating health of a couple whose home was purchased for construction of the high speed rail line, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has concluded.
Thursday, 27 May 2021
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- HS2 dishonest over compensation claim, says reportThe rail firm failed to engage properly with a member of the public who had to sell their home, a report says.
Financial Times
- After privatisation: can Britain ever fix its railways?The government is tearing up the fragmented system but critics say the new plan suffers from magical thinking
The Independent
- Network Rail chair condemns billions squandered on botched GWR electrificationThe disastrous project to electrify the Great Western railway lines to South Wales and the West of England has been condemned by the chair of Network Rail. The scheme was delivered late, 2bn over budget and incomplete.
The Telegraph
- Flexible season tickets only 20pc cheaper than unlimited monthly travel [subscription]Flexible season tickets for eight days each month will only be 20 per cent cheaper than passes that give commuters unlimited travel, Grant Shapps has revealed.
Times Online
- Great British Railways should go further and faster to fight climate change - Will Wilson, CEO of Siemens Mobility [subscription]hen Robert Trevithick, a young Cornish engineer, astonished locals with his new Puffing Devil steam carriage on Christmas Eve 1801, he wouldnt have imagined that 220 years later its successor, the train, would still be the backbone of Britains transport network.
- Taxpayers on the hook for Eurostar until 2025 [subscription]Taxpayers could foot the bill for an enduring post-pandemic slump in Eurostar services over the next four years.
Belfast Telegraph
- HS2 caused homeowner ‘severe stress’ over compensation claim – reportThe company behind HS2 was “dishonest and misleading” in dealing with a compensation claim from a homeowner whose property needed to be compulsorily purchased, a report said.
London Evening Standard
- HS2 caused homeowner severe stress over compensation claim reportHS2 had previously been criticised for its poor engagement with the same community near Lichfield.
New Civil Engineer
- HS2 maladministration left homeowners needing medication during property nightmareHS2 Ltds failure to properly communicate with homeowners led to the deteriorating health of a couple whose home was purchased for construction of the high speed rail line, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has concluded.
Railnews
- TransPennine Upgrade moves forward with further funding The government is announcing further investment of 317 million to move the TransPennine Upgrade forward, after an earlier commitment last year to spend 589 million on increasing capacity.
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