Toc c2c has agreed to fund new signage along the Thames Estuary path in a landmark development for MaxiGreen, a group of European authorities and organisations working to improve green spaces and heritage areas that have been neglected. Funded through the EU Interreg programme, the group encourages private sector organisations to invest in environmental projects. The Toc has reached an agreement with Essex County Council to install the signage, which is intended to encourage visitors and the local community to make the most of the walks available in Essex. The 22-mile long footpath connects six C2C stations (Tilbury Town, East Tilbury, Stanford le Hope, Pisea, Benfleet and Leigh on Sea) together with the South Essex Marshes along one of the most attractive train routes in the country.
A mobile phone app will accompany the signage, permitting walkers to download audio and video content which will provide extra information on the history of the area and local wildlife.
www.maxigreen.eu
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First Alstom tram delivered to UK The first of 22 Citadis trams has been unveiled as part of NET phase 2, a project to expand Nottingham’s tramway network with two new lines totalling 17.5 km and 29 stations. The Citadis for Nottingham - the first Alstom tram delivered to the UK - is 32 metres long and can carry up to 200 people at peak times. The trams are being built at Alstom’s facility in Barcelona.
Even greater accuracy for NRE National Rail Enquiries has partnered with University College London and Microsoft to analyse the results from Darwin, its real time train prediction system to identify trends that could further improve predictions. Working with Dr Dean Mohamedally, a lecturer in the Software Systems Engineering Group at UCL, NRE is using Microsoft technology to: measure the accuracy of forecasts; review the historical performance of individual train services, and find stations where the forecasts could be improved.
East Coast chef Ann-Marie Beattie has won the company’s inaugural
Chef of the Year competition. Ann-Marie’s tarragon chicken and seasonal vegetables followed by an Irish cream cheesecake impressed students at Manor Church of England Academy near York, who helped to judge the competition.
More than 50 chefs took part in the competition which will see the winning dishes introduced to East Coast’s on- board menu later next year. Former Army chef, Ann-Marie, from
Newcastle, said: ‘I’ve got more than 1,000 cookery books but I’ve tried this recipe
before and it always goes down well. It all went better than I expected, which I was surprised at considering the short time we had to prepare and produce the dishes.’
In the countdown to the opening of London’s newest public space, those who designed and built King’s Cross Square gathered to create a giant memento visible from the air. Hovering 500ft above the ground, a Network Rail helicopter captured the team, which had used props and materials including pieces of high visibility clothing laid out to spell #KXSQ - the Twitter hashtag Network Rail uses to share updates and information about the project.
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