Results 2821–2840 of 8000 for "network rail"

Southern Rail Services - Statement ( 5 Dec 2016)

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: ...of State and my honourable friend the Rail Minister, whose Statement I have repeated, are both dealing directly with this matter. The noble Baroness will be aware that the Rail Minister meets Network Rail and GTR weekly and that I recently held a briefing session for all Peers on this important issue. During that meeting I gave an assurance that the Rail Minister and I will continue to...

Southern Rail ( 5 Dec 2016)

Paul Maynard: ...losing their job. Passengers want and deserve improvements, which is why in September the Secretary of State appointed Chris Gibb, a leading railway professional, to work with the operator and with Network Rail to identify areas in which performance on the network can be improved quickly. Some of these £20 million interventions are under way and would be making a significant difference by...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: High Speed 2 Railway Line: Scotland ( 5 Dec 2016)

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: ...of the Y network in 2033, with journey times reduced to 3 hours 40 minutes. In line with the joint ministerial statement on 21 March 2016, the Department for Transport, Transport Scotland, Network Rail and HS2 Ltd, are working together to identify any and all options with strong business cases that could further improve journey times, capacity, resilience and reliability, with the ultimate...

Exiting the European Union: Business of the House ( 1 Dec 2016)

Henry Smith: ...on exiting the European Union. Not for the first time, and despite allowing plenty of time, I have been late for business in the House this week because of problems with Southern railway and Network Rail. May we have a debate on the unnecessary industrial action by the RMT and ASLEF unions, which has been making many of my constituents and people across the south-east late for work and...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railways: Dawlish ( 1 Dec 2016)

Paul Maynard: The £10m of investment in Dawlish is 20% of the £50m rail resilience project investment announced in the Autumn Statement 2016. This funding will allow Network Rail’s development work to continue on the three highest priority Devon coastal sites identified in the geo-technical study which Network Rail published on 17 November. This work will include the development of an application for...

3. 2. Questions to the Counsel General: <p>The Human Rights Act</p> (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Antoniw: ...framework. It is very interesting, some of the points that have arisen in the Amnesty International campaign, and I was very disappointed to see that the posters were subsequently banned by Network Rail. But, just referring to the comments that were made, for example, by Becky Shah, whose mother died at Hillsborough, she said that: ‘Without the Human Rights Act we would never, ever have...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Trams: North West (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Maynard: The Rotherham to Sheffield Tram Train pilot project has been subject to review. This is due to problems with Network Rail’s complex programme of works to modify the heavy rail network in order to allow the operation of the innovative tram train vehicles. The final outcome of this review work is still being considered. However, Network Rail has indicated that their work is now scheduled to...

1. 1. Questions to the First Minister: <p>Leaves on the Line </p> (29 Nov 2016)

Carwyn Jones: Well, that’s perfectly true, of course, but the important point is that Network Rail ensures that sufficient work is undertaken in order to ensure that trees are cut back in order to stop the leaves falling on the line in the first place. Because at present, what is not clear is whether they are doing enough to ensure that the problem is reduced, bearing in mind that we do know that the...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railways: Capital Investment (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Maynard: ...of State for Transport announced on 17 November an additional £10m funding to help strengthen the resilience of the railway line from Exeter to Newton Abbot via Dawlish. In addition, we have asked Network Rail to develop schemes to improve the resilience of the rail network to flooding in the Axe Valley (Devon) and around the River Irwell in Manchester. The Department will continue to...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railways: Expenditure (24 Nov 2016)

Paul Maynard: ...from 2011-12, which caused a substantial increase in the overall spending level. 2. The step change in capital spending between 2014-15 and 2015-16 is mainly due to a change in the reporting of Network Rail finances following its reclassification as a public body. The allocation of Network Rail expenditure has also changed following its reclassification as a public body, resulting in a...

Scottish Parliament: Edinburgh Waverley Station (Access Arrangements) (24 Nov 2016)

Miles Briggs: .... Back in the summer of 2015, a parliamentary committee looked into the issue and called for action on better access provisions, but we are still waiting for those to be delivered. Last week, I met Network Rail representatives and Waverley station management at the station and they briefed me on their plans, which were confirmed in the press on Monday, for a new taxi rank at the New Street...

Exiting the EU and Transport (23 Nov 2016)

Rosie Winterton: ...is vital in cutting emissions, and we need assurances that, once we have left the European Union, we will mirror agreements under the EU and work actively to help the industry by investing, through Network Rail, in projects that increase capacity, improve connectivity and encourage intermodal solutions to help cut emissions. I hope that, in the process of doing that, we will look across...

Transport: North-east (23 Nov 2016)

Andrew Jones: ...idea of Hitachi providing the metro’s new rolling stock. “From the north-east, for the north-east” is a very attractive message. Rail has been mentioned, so I should highlight the fact that Network Rail will be spending £40 billion between 2014 and 2019, in addition to the High Speed 2 investments. The key benefits that we will see locally will be in the new franchises: Northern and...

Car Parking Charges: Stevenage — [Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair] (23 Nov 2016)

Stephen McPartland: ...the HCA, asking them to join the board and stating that I am a board member, even though I am not and I actually opposed the creation of Stevenage First. Stevenage Borough Council also states that Network Rail is a board member. I have met the chief executive of Network Rail who explained that Network Rail is not a board member, confirming that in writing to me and the council. The council...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Transport: Expenditure (23 Nov 2016)

John Hayes: ...Total Total Capital DEL 7,777 7,934 8,537 9,389 5,961 39,597 Total Capital AME -33 -61 13 6,695 6,544 13,158 Total Capital 7,744 7,873 8,549 16,0841 12,5051 52,755 1 Since Network Rail was reclassified in 2014 the Department for Transport has been funding Network Rail through a loan facility (previously Network Rail had borrowed from the Private Sector). In...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railway Stations: Access (23 Nov 2016)

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: Sir Peter Hendy’s report into the Network Rail enhancement delivery portfolio recommended that around £50 million of Access for All funding should be deferred beyond 2019. Most of the stations in the programme will be delivered as planned but where construction of stations is deferred, design work will still continue to ensure work can start on site as soon as possible. We remain committed...

Scottish Parliament: Rail Services (23 Nov 2016)

Humza Yousaf: ...to operate an effective service, introduce new trains and enhance the passenger experience, while making major infrastructure improvements. Recognising that challenge, we encouraged ScotRail and Network Rail to form an alliance to cement their operational relationship, and we have seen some benefits from that approach, particularly through the effective communication and management of the...

Great Western Line: Electrification (22 Nov 2016)

Charlotte Leslie: Before I pay tribute to the Minister for answering and to Members who have come here, it is appropriate to pay tribute to Network Rail workers. While Network Rail has taken a bit of a battering for its organisational abilities at the top level, we should pay tribute to those who over the past couple of days have been working so hard to keep our railways running, as well as those at Great...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railways (22 Nov 2016)

Paul Maynard: The Department commissioned in 2007 a study by Network Rail into the use of double-decked trains which can be found at Preliminary Evaluation of Double Deck & Extra Long Train Operations. The outcome of the report found that it would not be economic to introduce double decker trains on the existing rail network. In 2010 the Department commissioned a study by Atkins into alternatives to the...


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