Sentences with phrase «for rail network»

Ed Miliband has said that Labour is looking at «all the options» for the rail network, after a group of 31 prospective MPs said the party should renationalise the rail industry if it wins the next election.

More recently in October 2010 the Office of Rail Regulation announced that Network Rail would face a # 3m fine after it breached its licence by failing to run an effective and efficient timetabling process for the rail network.

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During his presentation alongside Berkshire vice chairman Charlie Munger at the company's annual meeting in April, Buffett remarked, «Union Pacific's rail network is much better positioned for Mexico than BNSF.»

Furthermore, the government said it wants to attract investments for the building of 10,000 kilometres of rail systems, and it plans to double the capacity of its freight rail networks.

Recent data suggests weak global demand for Chinese - made goods, declining levels of factory activity and a slip in the amount of freight being carried by the China's rail network.

The Board will also continue to advocate for critical non-transit related investments in Canada's Pacific Gateway, including our roads and highways, bridges, rail network, and our port.

What'd building a high - speed rail grid network between all major areas do for regular Americans?

For over 15 years, Jason Fischer has worked in high - level positions for some of the biggest companies in Canada, dealing with massive rail shipping networks and other forms of transportatiFor over 15 years, Jason Fischer has worked in high - level positions for some of the biggest companies in Canada, dealing with massive rail shipping networks and other forms of transportatifor some of the biggest companies in Canada, dealing with massive rail shipping networks and other forms of transportation.

Thomas Ward lives near Leeds and works as a trainer for Network Rail.

At an industry conference in Melbourne on Tuesday, GrainCorp supply chain boss Matthew Warrington said the hype around the massive opportunity for exporters might come to nothing given the poor state of the east coast rail network.

Well, yes I can imagine him running Network Rail for a FEW hours, that is until all the trains smash into one another, killing everyone.

Information for fans travelling to Wembley Stadium, connected by EE, for Saturday's north London derby against Arsenal - including details of Greater Anglia rail services with engineering works across the network.

We hoped the Rugby World Cup would also convince Network Rail to paint the bridge for similar reasons.

Tolls on motorways and charges for lorry drivers would be used to fund a major upgrade of the rail network, including high speed train lines such as a London - Edinburgh link, under plans set out by the party today.

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The abandoned west coast main line rail franchise could be followed by the scrapping of the Department for Transport's controversial planned high speed rail network linking London with Birmingham, its opponents are hoping.

Privately owned Railtrack was held responsible for the tragic rail crashes in the late 1990s, and publicly owned Network Rail was created to replacerail crashes in the late 1990s, and publicly owned Network Rail was created to replaceRail was created to replace it.

The Campaign for Better Transport's spokesman Philippa Edmunds also welcomed the announcement but said more commitment to upgrades on the strategic rail freight network would benefit the economy and help tackle pollution.

«Crossrail will significantly increase the capacity of the rail network into and across London and relieve congestion and overcrowding on the existing Rail and Underground networks to meet the substantial growth in demand for travel over the coming decarail network into and across London and relieve congestion and overcrowding on the existing Rail and Underground networks to meet the substantial growth in demand for travel over the coming decaRail and Underground networks to meet the substantial growth in demand for travel over the coming decades.

High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) has come under fire from the chairman of Britain's first high - speed rail network, in a further setback for officials at the Department for TranspRail 2 (HS2) has come under fire from the chairman of Britain's first high - speed rail network, in a further setback for officials at the Department for Transprail network, in a further setback for officials at the Department for Transport.

However, the Office of Rail Regulation, which monitors expenditure on Britain's rail networks, has admitted that putting together the next five - year budget for the railways will be «tough&raqRail Regulation, which monitors expenditure on Britain's rail networks, has admitted that putting together the next five - year budget for the railways will be «tough&raqrail networks, has admitted that putting together the next five - year budget for the railways will be «tough».

Encouragement should be given for representatives from other relevant bodies to be involved such as; district councils, the Highways Agency, Network Rail, local Chambers of Commerce and other key transport groups.

Heathrow Express workers: # 700 Network Rail: # 500 Docklands Light Railway: # 900 Virgin Rail: # 500 London Overground: # 600 London Underground: At least # 850 BAA staff: up to # 1,200 London Underground maintenance workers at Tube Lines: # 850 London Overground maintenance workers employed by Bombardier: # 650 Workers at the mayor of London's bike scheme: # 500 The latest TfL accounts for the full financial year 2011/12 show a budget surplus of # 759 million.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: «The full HS2 route will be a game changer for the country that will slash journey times and give rail passengers on the existing network thousands of extra seats every day.

A Department for Transport spokesperson responds to the Commons» transport committee's report on high speed rail: «We welcome the select committee's report and note the support it shows for the need for a high speed rail network in Britain, and many of the proposals made in the government's consultation on High Speed Two.

Rail operator Northern's regional director Paul Barnfield added: «It has been a long and difficult 12 months for those who use the Settle to Carlisle railway, but we can not overstate the size of the task that Network Rail had to face.»

Pleased that Andy Burnham has been selected as Labour candidate for mayor of Manchester - he will fight for the Northan powerhouse and better rail networks.

The government announced plans on Sunday for a # 9bn investment in the rail network, including electrification of railway lines and a fund to pay for reopening lines and stations, which Cameron declared would be the biggest rail spending spree since Victorian times.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced this afternoon that the UK Government is going to delay or cut back a number of modernisation projects planned for Network Rail because rising costs and missed targets make the # 38.5 bn plan untenable.

After a joke about sleeping with entrepreneurs - his wife Samantha, specifically, he moves on to name - check the high - speed rail network proposed by shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers on Monday before slipping in his priorities for both the NHS and the «broken society».

We welcome the re-commitment to spending plans for Network Rail (announced last year, but which could have been unpicked).

The projects funded by the package will be delivered by the Cycle Rail Working Group and by Sustrans, the charity responsible for co-ordinating the National Cycle Network across the UK, which is now over 13,500 miles long.

«Scrapping BSOG could do for Britain's buses today what Beeching did for the UK rail network in the 1960s,» the Campaign for Better Transport's executive director Stephen Joseph said.

Aecom chief executive for civil infrastructure Richard Robinson commented: «High profile, transformational projects such as HS2, Hinkley and Heathrow are vital but must not be prioritised to the detriment of the Highways England and Network Rail schemes that keep our country running.»

She worked as a parliamentary researcher for Network Rail and spent four years as a councillor in Southwark before entering the Commons in 2010 and quickly becoming parliamentary private secretary to Gordon Brown.

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On 10th November 2010 the ORR began criminal proceedings against Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Jarvis Rail Limited for breaches of health and safety law which caused the Potters Bar derailment on 10th May 2002 in which seven people were killed and many more seriously injured.

ORR chief executive Bill Emery said: «Not for the first time, Network Rail has breached its licence for failing to give sufficient emphasis to the needs of its customers.

One of the ORR's key roles is to limit the charges Network Rail, as the monopoly railway infrastructure manager in Britain, can impose for access to this infrastructure.

Network Rail was charged under section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 for a health and safety offence which caused the Potters Bar derailment.

The Q4 monitor for 2010 gave an overall assessment for how Network Rail had performed throughout the year and concluded that its performance had been «mixed».

And on the day that TfL, the Mayor of London and Network Rail launched their consultation on the route of Crossrail 2, CECA also called for an «early commitment» from the government to start work on it once the existing Tube upgrade programme is complete.

«This additional Federal funding for high speed passenger rail will help revitalize New York State's economy, modernize our rail transportation network, and make it easier to get people and goods safely to their destinations across the State,» Governor Paterson said.

High - speed rail advocates are racing the state's gubernatorial election cycle to line up support for an expanded track network to Green Bay and Minneapolis.

«I commend the Federal Railroad Administration for their wise investment in New York's infrastructure and look forward to continuing to work with them to secure additional funding as we enhance the high - speed rail network.»

«Is not the real reason why it takes so long for the west coast main line to recover from disruptive incidents the fact that when Labour created Network Rail, Ministers left it accountable to nobody — not to the regulator, not to the train operators and certainly not to the passenger?

[174][175] The Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition government formed in May 2010 stated in its initial programme for government its commitment to creating a high - speed rail network.

The rail freight sector should brace itself for increased track access charges after the chair of the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) claimed that it repays less than a third of the costs it creates on the netwrail freight sector should brace itself for increased track access charges after the chair of the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) claimed that it repays less than a third of the costs it creates on the netwRail Regulation (ORR) claimed that it repays less than a third of the costs it creates on the network.

Yesterday the Office of Rail Regulator watchdog ruled that Network Rail was in breach of its licence because of «poor performance and high levels of delays», prompting shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle to call for its corporate governance structure to be reformed.

«One bright spot for the industry is government spending on infrastructure, which we see remaining strong throughout our five year forecast period, with commitments to the rail network, a new five year programme for investment in water and, towards the end of the period in particular, the start of major investments in new energy supply.