FUTURE OF RAIL CONFERENCE
this and subsequent control periods (more from Price over the page).
if it’s possible, even more enthusiastic about his enthusiastic about innovation.
innovation, particularly in the rail sector. When I became CEO of Abellio Group in early 2012, I recognised immediately the importance of delivering continuous improvement through full contract periods.”
innovative schemes we are currently taking information
service tailored for individual
remote monitoring and control of stations so that components can be replaced when needed rather than being renewed at a regular interval, and the development of mobile information we intend to roll that out to passengers as well.”
Abellio is also working with Telefónica to use mobile tracking data to help build a precise picture of passenger movement in stations
particularly enthusiastic about smart ticketing and potentially bringing the Be-In-Be-Out system, in use in the Netherlands, over to the UK. This allows passengers to pay for their journeys with a smartcard that is automatically detected by a reader, and doesn’t even require tapping in and out like contactless payment this going further and phasing out smartcards for mobile phones, which will also then be able to be used to purchase items at stations in addition to journeys.
In the afternoon the conference split into director of First Great Western, spoke about the new Intercity Express Programme and had delays on the Great Western Main Line.
a couple of weeks ago. It’s going to be put on a ship in the new year and sailed halfway around to this project and I think it also sends a clear message to Network Rail that the trains are going to be on time – you guys need to make
Ordsall Chord
These objections were overcome through “some targeted industry investment in creating a much better facility for that museum”, Warnes implacably opposed and set out its case at the public inquiry held in April-May 2014.
Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne told 2014: “Assuming a positive [TWAO] decision is made by the end of the year, we can still achieve completion date.
But Warnes told the Future of Rail conference that the planning inspector is now due to deliberate early in 2015,
expected not long after – hopefully allowing the programme to get back on track.
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planning and programmes director at Northern Rail, who provided an update on the proposed Ordsall Chord in Manchester, linking Piccadilly
The original aim was to start work in late 2014 or early 2015, but the planning process has
The proposed route bisects the route of the original Manchester – Liverpool railway,
with a decision
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