Putting yourself in other people's shoes is not easy, but it does help see things in a different light, as Chiltern Railways MD Rob Brighouse found out recently...
Guildford hopes to see a refurbished station...London Underground hopes for more trains..
And travellers in Ireland will hope that the current situation and strike come to and end....but what about the situation for the railway after mid 2015 when the money runs out..apparently..
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Headlines
UK
Rail boss goes deaf for a day.(Bucks Free Press)
Full steam ahead for an autumn of fun on rails.(Derby Telegraph)
Bradford rail passengers 'livid' as Ministers dump pledge to scrap hated ‘Pacer’ trains.(Telegraph & Argus)
£150m bid to transform Guildford railway station.(getsurrey)
London Underground seeks additional trains.(IRJ)
The high speed rail bill that never became an act.(StopHS2)(video)
HS2 - Engine for Growth..
New homes on the horizon for council tenants affected by HS2 (6 August 2014 news release)
Today, High Speed Two Ltd (HS2) and the Department for Transport (DfT) have reached the first stage of an agreement to rehouse Camden council tenants whose homes will be displaced by HS2.
Working in close partnership with the London Borough of Camden, HS2 Ltd and the DfT have entered into an agreement for lease of a new £45.7m development on Netley Street to provide homes for some of those Regents Park Estate council tenants whose council-owned flats will be demolished to make way for HS2 and the redevelopment of Euston.
The 70 new homes, known as the Winchester and Stanhope apartments, will eventually house half of all those council tenant households displaced by investment in HS2.
HS2 Ltd Chief Executive, Alison Munro, said:
"By enabling the rehousing of council tenants from the Regents Park Estate area this scheme cements our commitment to the local community."There is a limited supply of suitable homes in this area, so we are very pleased that this deal represents quality accommodation in a convenient location for the families and individuals who will have to move.
"This is a clear demonstration of the DfT and HS2 Ltd’s assurance to provide decent replacement homes with the minimum of disruption for council tenants."
The Winchester and Stanhope apartments are scheduled to be completed at the end of the summer and will be ready to welcome tenants before construction starts in Euston.
ENDS
Notes:
- The 70 flats in Winchester and Stanhope apartments will be privately rented before the time comes for the London Borough of Camden to rehouse the council tenants
- Council flats due to be demolished to make way for HS2 include 1950s blocks known as Ainsdale, Silverdale and Esksdale and some flats in Cobourg Street
- The London Borough of Camden will decide where each tenant will be rehoused
- HS2 Ltd will continue to work closely with the DfT and the London Borough of Camden to find the right replacement housing for the remainder of the council flats that will be acquired ahead of HS2’s construction.
Australia
Moving Victoria. Melbourne Rail Link (DTPLI on YouTube)
China: China Touts Itself as Winner in High-Speed Rail Stakes.(New York Times)
China: Ambitious high-speed rail to connect 11 Chinese provinces from North to South.(ecns)
France: Lasers produce 3D map of French railways - Railway Gazette
India:Railway Passenger Reservation Centres Doing Brisk Business .(New Indian Express)
India: Bombardier bullish on Indian high-speed rail project.(Business Standard)
India: Seven wagons of Konkan Railway train derail.(Mid-Day)
Freight on the Konkan Railway. (Photos courtesy Konkan Railway)
Ireland: Weekend strike to hit Irish rail travel.(BBC News)
Ireland: Second day of train strike set to affect 100,000 people.(Irish Times)
Cork and Cobh Station Views- May 1980
Netherlands: Netherlands Railways gets Bombardier Traxx locomotives (IRJ)
Russia
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Railway – USD 185 Million Contract awarded for the construction of the Northern Mineral line.(MENA RAIL POST)
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