Glorious Network Rail :roll:

[voyagerdude220]

Apologies if this in the wrong place, but NR are at it again!! :roll:

Taken from the NRES website:

Over-running engineering works in the Irlam area, between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road

Last Updated: 07:21
Route Affected: Liverpool Lime Street, Warrington Central, Irlam, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Huddersfield, Leeds, York & Scarborough
TOC/s Affected: Northern Rail, Transpennine Express
Description: Train services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road are being disrupted due to over-running engineering works in the Irlam area.

Alterations and delays of up to 45 minutes can be expected.

The estimated time for a normal service to resume is 09:00
Updates: 07:20 Train services are now returning to normal in the Irlam area, however residual delays of up to 30 minutes and alterations can still be expected until 08.00

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Over-running engineering work between Birmingham International and Coventry

Last Updated: 06:00
Route Affected: Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Rugby, Northampton & London Euston and Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Oxford, Reading & Southampton Central
TOC/s Affected: CrossCountry, London Midland, Virgin Trains
Description: Train services between Birmingham International and Coventry are being disrupted due to over-running engineering works.

Alterations and delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected.

Cross Country services are being diverted via Tyesley.

The estimated time for a normal service to resume is 09:30


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At least they aren't as major as Rugby/Liverpool Street, but they will at least cause the peak time traveller in those two areas, especially Birmingham-Euston, some disruption.

I bet XC are glad they can simply divert via Tyesley, and miss Brum Int & Cov out..

 

[me123]

Also be quite glad that iversions are in operation, unlike at Paisley, Liv. St or Rugby! Something needs to be done about this; itr ceased to be funny a long time ago.

 

[Metroland]

Dear Iain

I have read your comments in the press about Bechtel and Rugby.

I was very disappointed that there was no mention of the Liverpool Street fiasco which clearly had nothing to do with Bechtel and everything to do with the way in which the contractor's performance was managed by Network Rail.

I was assured that proper scrutiny of the project at Liverpool Street would be undertaken by Network Rail on a regular basis, indeed every 8 hours. The information coming through this process was not worth reading. As at 0400 ( the time of handback!) the reports were that the work would be substantially completed and services could operate. In the end 70 people were required overnight on the 2nd to complete the works which had already been significantly reduced in scope. Indeed Liverpool Street is less resilient to performance risk than before the work started due to the reduction in platform isolation flexibility.

I am very concerned that the underlying causes of this are to be 'brushed under the carpet'. This is a major failure by Network Rail, first and foremost.

Forgive my lack of confidence. But we have already discussed the risks of the Olympic's work following the overrun in August at Stratford and I remain to be convinced that management approaches have changed, particularly as my customers were victim to a staggering 32 engineering overruns in rail period 8 . I wrote to Peter Henderson on this issue and have still not had a reply or explanation.

You may gather that I am not happy.

Andrew

Andy Chivers, managing director of National Express's One commuter franchise

 

[voyagerdude220]

Who's that post directed at Metroland?

 

[Metroland]

Nobody. It was a quote from this morning's Telegraph. 'One' wrote to NR, and that's a copy of the email. It seems they are not best pleased either!

I think it goes to prove that it doesn't matter who owns the railway, it's good management and professionalism that makes it run well. No wonder Sir Ian retired back to his home and let the experts get on with it (his words not mine), he's used to flogging cars for a living.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=505998&in_page_id=1770

In retrospect what has been bad about the 'private' railway is the cost. The setting up of Network rail certainly has helped there either, although they have achieved some efficiencies it's still not as good as Railtrack, and nowhere near BR.

 

[Bonemaster]

The Coventry route was still open despite having over running engineering works, the VXC diverts are regular when ever anything goes wrong on the Cov line to reduce congestion.

At least it was open and people got to work unlike the Rugby and Stratford fiasco

 

[voyagerdude220]

Yeah, I personally think that the Warwick Uni line is a rather nice route to ride along, and like you say, it provides a congestion reducing route from Birmingham to Leam.