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London Waterloo international
On Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:47:09 -0500,
wrote: In article , (e27002 aurora) wrote: On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 09:12:18 +0000 (UTC), d wrote: On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 08:54:23 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: Well its taken BRB & NR 10 years to get this far, and its been over a year since building work actually started for them to do frankly not very much. I have little confidence the refurbishment of the 2 floors below will be finished anytime soon. More reason to make responsibility for track and infrastructure part of the franchise commitment. D(a)ft and Network Rail together are worthless. That's all very well until more than one company runs trains on the tracks, especially freight companies. This is hardly a new problem! Join arrangements, running powers, access charges, there are several solutions. |
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London Waterloo international
In article ,
(e27002 aurora) wrote: On Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:47:09 -0500, wrote: In article , (e27002 aurora) wrote: On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 09:12:18 +0000 (UTC), d wrote: On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 08:54:23 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: Well its taken BRB & NR 10 years to get this far, and its been over a year since building work actually started for them to do frankly not very much. I have little confidence the refurbishment of the 2 floors below will be finished anytime soon. More reason to make responsibility for track and infrastructure part of the franchise commitment. D(a)ft and Network Rail together are worthless. That's all very well until more than one company runs trains on the tracks, especially freight companies. This is hardly a new problem! Join arrangements, running powers, access charges, there are several solutions. In those days the companies were vertically integrated. Now they can't even recognise each other's smart ticketing. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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