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ORR fines Network Rail over worker’s death
Network Rail and GT Railway Maintenance Ltd have been fined for safety breaches that led to a man’s death in 2003. The ORR has fined them a total of £318,125, plus costs of £180,000.
Liam Robinson was working on a railway engineering machine owned by Network Rail when an electrical fault caused part of the machine to move. Trapped inside by the moving parts, he later died due to his injuries.
The sentencing at Stafford Crown Court found that safety risks had not been properly identified, assessed or addressed.
Insufficient guard rails were fitted to the machine and keeping the engine running while maintenance was undertaken greatly increased the risk of an accident.
Gospel Oak electrification ‘must be confirmed’ – London Assembly
the committee explaining that it was not possible to include funding in the 2013 Budget.
TfL has offered to contribute £25m towards the estimated £90m cost.
Funding for the electrification of the Gospel Oak – Barking line may be reconsidered in the next spending round in June, the London Assembly’s Transport Committee has heard.
Chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has written to
Caroline Pidgeon AM, chair of the Transport Committee, said: “We were disappointed when confirmation of funding for the Gospel Oak to Barking line electrification failed to materialise in the Budget, but are hopeful that the Government will choose to sanction these line improvements
as a priority when it reviews the plans in June.
“Electrification will deliver huge
benefits...including improvements to the rail network connectivity and a reduced environmental impact. Full funding must be confirmed this year or, due to the impact of Crossrail’s construction, costs will rise far beyond the current estimates. Confirmation this year will mean this significant milestone for Britain’s rail infrastructure can go ahead without further delay or spiralling costs.”
Nexus ‘Pop’ smartcard reader testing begins
Nexus has begun testing new station validators to allow smartcard technology to be used later this year.
Validators, automatic gates and smart ticket vending machines are being installed for passengers to use the Pop card.
The move is part of the ‘Metro: all change’ programme to update stations, refurbish trains and lay new tracks.
The smartcard scheme will have a phased introduction, and Nexus has already issued 7,000 adult Pop cards.
Director of customer services for Nexus, Tobyn Hughes, said: “When the system goes live it will be a massive change in the way people use the Metro system and we will ensure the public are fully informed about what they will need to do well ahead of the big switch on date.”
Anti-HS2 councils will appeal judicial review decision
Councils whose legal bid to quash HS2 failed are to appeal against parts of the judge’s ruling.
Mr Justice Ouseley rejected nine of the ten grounds for judicial review brought by the coalition of campaigners and local authorities.
But Cllr Martin Tett, chairman of the 51m alliance and leader of Buckinghamshire County Council said: “We find the court’s reasoning for not supporting our case against the failure to properly consult on the principle of the scheme totally bizarre…We will
obviously appeal this decision as it defies common sense.”
Camden Council leader Sarah Hayward said it would join the appeal. She said after the announcement: “We are disappointed with this judgement and will continue to fight this fundamentally flawed scheme.”
The only complaint upheld by the judge, brought by the HS2 Action Alliance, concerned the way the property compensation consultation was run, but it is simply being re-run by the
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DfT so is unlikely to delay the construction of HS2. The DfT has
said it will seek to recoup legal costs from the claimants.
© Matt Buck
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