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The Tories have been pretty consistent about HS2▸ over the past year or so; good that they have now committed to Crossrail. Where that leaves funding for GWML▸ electrification and Super Express is anyone's guess!
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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2010, 23:52:29 » |
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New civil engineer...playing to the audience?
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2010, 06:33:20 » |
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Like all pre-election promises, irrelevant of party,.....don't hold your breath
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8 Billion people on a wet rock - of course we're not happy
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2010, 13:24:28 » |
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New civil engineer...playing to the audience?
Don't think so - the document NCE are reporting on is a Conservative policy statement, not an interview. Paul |
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2010, 18:19:37 » |
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There will be swaging cuts in railway investment after the general election how much depends on who wins, to believe otherwise would be foolish even Network Rail's determination for CP4▸ I suspect will be reviewed, Thameslink will be reduced in its outer reaches, Crossrail could be reduced down to 8 car length and even the frequency of the core service, GWML▸ I suspect will be on a slower pace than published and as for HST▸ replacement? Doom and gloom  I hope I'm wrong |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2010, 20:32:06 » |
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Railways...always been an easy target for cuts regardless of which party wins power. Shame because in the last year things had been looking up for the railway network or were the government saying they will do this and that because an election is coming and it will be forgotten about once the election has been won.
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2010, 20:38:32 » |
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It's interesting that a fairly unequivocal statement from George Osborne one day is apparently contradicted by Theresa Villiers the next.
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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 #9 on: February 04, 2010, 08:07:30 » |
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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2010, 12:01:14 » |
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The phrase "cast iron guarantee" springs to mind. Funny how the Conservatives will be able to afford the ^16 billion Crossrail project but not a ^1 billion electrification scheme. |
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2010, 13:22:39 » |
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Funny how the Conservatives will be able to afford the ^16 billion Crossrail project but not a ^1 billion electrification scheme.
The ^16bn Crossrail project won't cost the government ^16bn. And where has the Tories stated they won't stump up the cash for the GWML▸ electrification? All they've said is that they will put all such schemes into a value for money test. |
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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 #12 on: February 04, 2010, 16:00:17 » |
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The phrase "cast iron guarantee" springs to mind. I know it's a tongue in cheek/running joke now for the Conversatives... but do you think spending Taxpayers money on a referendum on the Lisbon "Treaty" after that gibbering idiot in number 10 sealed our fate by signing it would have been a good use of money? |
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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2010, 16:40:16 » |
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The phrase "cast iron guarantee" springs to mind. Problem with cast iron is, as an engineering material its not that strong ............. Tay Bridge springs to mined |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2010, 17:29:05 » |
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The phrase "cast iron guarantee" springs to mind. I know it's a tongue in cheek/running joke now for the Conversatives... but do you think spending Taxpayers money on a referendum on the Lisbon "Treaty" after that gibbering idiot in number 10 sealed our fate by signing it would have been a good use of money? If the Tories seriously wanted either to let the electorate decide on continued EU» membership or to renegotiate the terms of membership, they could still propose a referendum to replace the one they 'guaranteed'. The fact that the "cast iron" guarantee and talk of any referendum has disappeared into thin air - "justified" by the argument you quote above - is indicative (to me) that the whole Lisbon treaty referendum 'promise' was little more than calculated posturing. Probably, this was to appease the isolationist and eurosceptic wings of the Conservative party, seduce potential UKIP/ BNP▸ voters and secure the backing of certain North American-based media moguls. They must have realised there was little chance of a change in government before the ratification of the treaty. IndustryInsider, I just want to add that none of the above is meant to imply that I am for or against the Lisbon treaty/EU membership/the holding of a referendum, ok?  |
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