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Railcorp will be scrapped and New South Wales train services returned to direct control of the State Government in a move Premier Nathan Rees says will improve services (link below.) http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2008/10/australian_state_to_take_back.html#more[/quote] According to an Australian friend of mine, when this privatisation was being pushed through, the main argument of the opposition was "we don't want to end up with a rail system like the British one!". |
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« Reply #37 on: October 12, 2008, 21:35:01 » |
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Thanks, Lee! The 'unsightly' bridge at Nailsea & Backwell station should be on the list for a bit of gritblasting, please, Network Rail!  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #39 on: October 13, 2008, 21:34:06 » |
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The signalling blunder story interests me. How could a modern signalling system let that happen? Surely it wouldn't permit a signaller to set two conflicting routes?
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« Reply #42 on: October 15, 2008, 09:34:32 » |
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Campaign for Better Transport have sent a letter to chief executives of all county councils, unitary authorities, metropolitan borough councils and PTEs▸ in England (excluding London) regarding the RFA2 process (link below.) http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/system/files/RFA_letter_to_authorities_1.pdfRFA2 can be used for capital spending on a wide range of public transport schemes
^ Bus schemes ^ infrastructure costs, such as bus stops and bus lanes
^ Buying buses
^ Tram schemes ^ infrastructure costs
^ Buying trams
^ Reopening/opening a railway line
^ Reopening/opening a railway station
^ Railway junction/signalling improvements
^ Buying train carriages to provide new or more frequent services
^ Buying train carriages to lengthen trains ^ and reduce overcrowding
^ Improving/building public transport interchanges
Rail improvements can include passenger and freight schemes. Schemes must be additional to those already included in the Government^s plan for the railways from 2009-14, the High Level Output Specification. Additional subsidy costs resulting from new rail schemes would need to be met from existing revenue budgets.
The Department is willing to consider authorities^ plans to have new train carriages funded, but there are risks associated with this so you will need to obtain further advice from them. |
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« Reply #43 on: October 15, 2008, 12:03:11 » |
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Here we go again with journalists making easy copy out of the leaf-fall situation and a travelling public seemingly baffled by a fairly sensible scientific explanation from Network Rail. I expect my non-railway mates will have a pop at me down the pub this weekend again!
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/ |
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« Reply #44 on: October 15, 2008, 13:16:02 » |
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thanks fo rthese round ups Lee. As usual an interesting mix of stories
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