London King's Cross.(C) P.S. Lewis
Fallout from holiday period overrunning engineering works continues, with Mark Carne, Chief Executive Network Rail and Robin Gisby, Managing Director Network Operations facing the music before the House of Commons Transport Select Committee next Wednesday(7th). An easy ride is not expected......Though travellers may well find their rides somewhat easier, since now the train operating companies have signed up to a code of practice to advise passengers of their cheapest fares...
China's infrastructure projects continue, with 10 metro lines opened...and Russia is building a high speed train that could travel between Moscow and Beijing in 48 hours......
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UK
Parliament.uk
MPs to question Network Rail on railway disruption over the Christmas period
Oral evidence session - Railway disruption over the Christmas period
Chair of the Transport Committee, Louise Ellman MP, said today,
“I am deeply concerned about the impact the over-running of the engineering work at King’s Cross and Paddington had on passengers. Today I am calling Network Rail’s Chief Executive and Managing Director of Network Operations to appear before the Transport Committee next week, to account for the disruption and failures in contingency planning.”
Wednesday 7 January 2015, Room: TBA
Witnesses:Mark Carne, Chief Executive, Network Rail
Robin Gisby, Managing Director, Network Operations, Network Rail
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Cheapest rail tickets to be advertised by train operators.(BBC News)
Rail commuters urged to snap up season tickets before Friday - and save hundreds of pounds.(Manchester Evening News)
London Tube: Trains cease to stop at Tottenham Court Road.(BBC News)
Arriva Trains Wales rail passengers in driver's cab probe.(BBC News)
Full steam ahead for Doncaster rail college plans (Doncaster Today)
International
Australia
Imagine a $5b High-Speed Rail Between Sydney and Melbourne.(sourceable)
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway - Positioned For Growth.(Seeking Alpha)
China
Chinese cities open 10 more metro lines - Railway Gazette
India
Fog: 26 trains rescheduled,84 cancelled.(Times of India)
Training session for Indian Railway officials on high-speed trains held at IIT Kharagpur (Economic Times)
Russia
Russia Is Building A New High Speed Train That Will Travel To Beijing In Just 48 Hours.(Business Insider India)
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