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Old June 25th 15, 09:30 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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org, (Recliner) wrote:

wrote:
In article ,

(Roland Perry) wrote:

In message , at 13:01:50
on Thu, 25 Jun 2015, Paul Corfield remarked:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:53:09 +0100, Nigel Emery wrote:

"The government says it will delay or cut back a number of
modernisation projects planned for Network Rail.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says rising costs and missed
targets make the £38.5bn plan untenable."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33270586

Also Sir Peter Hendy leaves TfL to become NR Chairman.

Who was the previous incumbent, and did they jump or were they pushed?


Tim O'Toole, wasn't it?


Nope. He runs First.


He was at TfL before First.

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Colin Rosenstiel