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A consortium has been appointed to design and execute the capacity enhancements at Waterloo:
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/consortium-to-plan-30-capacity-increase-at-london-waterloo.html
So it seems that this is to go ahead without the GBP 1 billion property...
As expected, there will now be some house-cleaning on the cards for FirstGroup:
http://www.cityam.com/211412/new-chair-aims-get-firstgroup-back-track
I expect that the bus operations will the first to receive attention, but failure to win recent franchises will be near the top of the list...
The consultation exercise for the Bakerloo Line extension has been announced:
https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/tube/bakerloo-extension
Map of route options:
https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/tube/bakerloo-extension/supporting_documents/Consultation%20map%20Bakerloo.pdf
FAQ...
An announcement about the new new TMS has been made:
http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Releases/Britain-s-rail-revolution-quickens-pace-as-first-contracts-for-new-traffic-management-technology-a-209b.aspx
- For deployment at Cardiff and Romford operating centres by December 2015.
There appears to an earth-work ramp under construction at the north end of Earlsfield on the down-slow side of the embankment. There is also what looks like a temporary works crossing adjacent to this that spans all four tracks but there is nothing visible on the west side of the embankment. the...
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