Sentences with phrase «on rail networks»

The Eurail Global Pass is the most extensive rail pass which offers travel on rail networks in 28 countries in Europe.

Train traffic has been disrupted by explosions on the rail network, and on most major roads throughout the region, checkpoints have been set up by rebels and Ukrainian forces, making goods transport a risky business.

Premier League giants Manchester United are the worst offenders, with their fans creating more problems on the rail network than any other team — but they are closely followed by neighbours Manchester City.

# 10 billion dedicated to increase capacity on rail network over next 5 years.

Knowing that some bright spark might notice that the alternatives all have greater benefit - cost ratios than HS2, the government did their best to demonise them, with Network Rail handily reporting the day before that alternatives to deliver capacity would lead to 14 years of weekend closures on the rail network.

MPs have condemned the ongoing disruption on the rail network as commuters faced a third day of delays and cancellations.

«Ministers are completely out of touch with the impact that the deteriorating performance on the rail network is having on passengers who are faced with delays and disruption day in day out,» she said.

New figures revealed that the number of miles travelled on the rail network reached a record - breaking high of 30.1 billion during 2007.

Not exact matches

The Dutch company and SMRT Services, a subsidiary of Singapore's rail and bus network operator SMRT, announced a joint - venture agreement on Wednesday, and plan to have pods operational on the Southeast Asian island by the end of the year.

One area that has already undergone a radical transformation is the way Londoners pay to travel on buses and on the city's underground and over-ground rail network.

Both the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway have extensive rail networks into the United States and have been promoting what the industry often calls a «pipeline on rails» to serve the oil sands.

Union Pacific's rail network spans 23 states, 32,000 miles, and connects to all major seaports on the West Coast and the major seaports along the Gulf of Mexico West of the Mississippi River Delta.

The company's divisions manage a complex network of land, water and rail shipments, synchronizing each step of the chain to deliver orders right on time at any designated place throughout the United States, South America, Central America, China and the Caribbean.

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.

The ACCC is consulting on a revised Hunter Valley rail network access undertaking submitted by Australian Rail Track Corporatrail network access undertaking submitted by Australian Rail Track CorporatRail Track Corporation.

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 government is currently consulting on «full privatisation» and the spending review mentioned allowing Network Rail to sell off its assets.

«Spending in excess of # 50Bn on HS2, a high speed rail line that will predominantly serve London and not address the capacity and connectivity issues of the current rail network, makes even less sense than it did before the vote to leave the European Union.»

The Channel Tunnel also highlighted the shortcomings of the British rail network: Eurostar trains were able to run at speeds of up to 186 mph in France, but they had to travel much more slowly on English rail tracks.

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.

It is set to form a vital part of the modern industrial strategy and builds on the progress made in recent years of upgrading the road and rail network.

«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.

The Crossrail project seeks to introduce a brand new network of services linking areas across London, while reducing overcrowding on the London Underground and national rail services.

The request followed greater congestion and poorer service reliability on the London Underground and Network Rail.

On the day the government published details of the legislation needed to kick start the project, experts said the public needed to hear more about how it would free up capacity on the road and rail networOn the day the government published details of the legislation needed to kick start the project, experts said the public needed to hear more about how it would free up capacity on the road and rail networon the road and rail network.

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».

Over # 9 billion of spending on improving Britain's rail network has been unveiled by the coalition.

Derailments on the downstate commuter rail network have reverberated across the system.

«Widespread flooding has a major impact on the road and rail network, which in turn has a significant effect on UK industry and commerce.»

The Government should increase spending on the UK's road network to match what is being spent on rail, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

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.

Network Rail's bosses have decided to waive their bonuses this year, ahead of what would have been a damaging board meeting on Friday.

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.

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.

The Welsh Labour Government has still not instructed Network Rail to start work on the Valleys Line Electrification project, despite an agreement over funding being reached in November.

But it will do little to cut carbon or entice people out of cars and planes, so the # 2 billion per year that the government has earmarked could be better spent on improving our existing rail network — as well as improving local transport in our towns and cities.

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».

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 injureOn 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 injureon 10th May 2002 in which seven people were killed and many more seriously injured.

In May 2011, St Albans Crown Court imposed a fine of # 3 million on Network Rail and an order to pay costs of # 150,000 following the prosecution brought by the ORR.

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.

«Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said this week that the Conservatives will back the development of new high speed rail lines in their election manifesto... «I am working hard on proposals to take high speed rail forward in this country to see if we can't at least start to catch up with countries like France and to deal with the capacity problems on our network,» she said.»

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.

The Tories called on Network Rail to «get its act together».

Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat transport spokesman, said the late running engineering works amounted to a «fiasco» from Network Rail, with services still cancelled on the West Coast mainline.

«The project will not only deliver jobs and growth across the country, but will be a major step in tackling the capacity crisis on the UK's rail network,» said Civil Engineering Contractors Association head of external affairs Marie - Claude Hemming.

«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.

The outburst came at the end of a week during which the US leader railed against major news organizations as «fake news,» before launching a crude personal attack on Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who headline the «Morning Joe» program on the left - leaning MSNBC cable network.

Better cooperation between track and train - strengthening and extending the duties placed on Network Rail to work closely with train service providers;

The Government is today announcing a large - scale investment in the intercity trains network, following hot on the heels of the Conservatives» announcement yesterday of the conclusions of its own review of rail policy.