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It said the business case process would take about 18 months to complete although it said it would be working with everyone involved to see if timescales could be reduced.
Has there been any...
“It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in...
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/compulsory-purchase-and-compensation-guide-4-compensation-to-residential-owners-and-occupiers#full-publication-update-history
This document sets out the general principles as to how compensation is calculated. This is a complex topic with various processes for...
In 2014 Stockport Council and TfGM has raised the possibility of converting existing orbital neavy rail freight routes to carry tram trains. Bordering a Morrisons supermarket to the west Denton station was reduced to a mere platform served by a weekly parliamentary train run to avoid the...
https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/exmoor-railway-extension-plans-rejected/
Whilst other communities recognise the value of preserved railways,Devon residents take a different view.
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EWR is an NSIP (nationally significant infrastructure project) rather than a local matter. Consent/Dissent on building the Bedford-Cambridge section will be given by the Government (DfT) following a statutory hearing run by the Planning Directorate (PD). The Council can and undoubtedly will...
Have any indicative point to point journey times ever been cited in both the sections of the route that have been completed and in the yet to be built sections?
He also played a key role in concert with Thomas Brassey and Edward Betts in building a railway at pace across Crimea - enabling not only the evacuation of troops to Florence Nightengale's hospital and efficient suppilies of ordnance and ammunition to the front line, Anthony Dawson's book "The...
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/green-signals/id1711289754
Richard Bowker's interview with Tim Shoveller of Freightliner is an excellent introduction to the challenges of the rail freight business.
IIUC - Passenger Rail Franchises will be nationalised upon the expiry of the franchise. Does anybody have a list of definitive expiry dates? Could this incentivise Franchisees to hand in their keys early? Does devolution present any issues?
Getting back to railways , the July edition of "Modern Railways" hit the Mwmbwlian door mat this morning having been written and printed before the announcement of a General Election. It is a general principle of general elections that the existing governing party cannot bind its successor to...
Thank you, Does anybody have further details as to the nature and duration of the VLR's appearance on the GCR- for example: snagging,mileage accumulation,etc.?
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