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originally 2 track with 3 widenings to a narrow 12 track which was later reduced to a more usable loading gauge with 11 tracks. The extensions effectively adding 3 /4 tracks at a time. The oldest bit is in the middle.

LPG for gas network injection for calorific adjustment (so it meets minimum energy density levels)? This is mostly done near oil refinery's using surplus LPG (Humberside, S. Wales, Cheshire...)

That was Bombardier approach with Aventra and Talent 3, nothing new as such the execution in two area as you note is severely lacking. The Alstom software approach is very modular. Already a massive Bombardier bodyshell plant for continental orders for decades Alstom have effectively had a...

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Much easier for the next government to come to that conclusion, but then Kier is the local MP which also causes many complications... (more than when Boris's dad lived locally.) Rishi hotel room team were also severely lacking in knowledge of compulsory purchase legalisation - there will be...

No the aim was to have small footprint station leaving more land clear for other development unfortunately unbeknownst to Rishi's hotel room team those potentially "clear" areas can't have very tall buildings, hence tall buildings are needed to maximise overall development floor space (which...

Rishi's Manchester hotel room cut back planning team were unaware there are protected sight lines from Primrose Hill and Parliament Hill (and other locations as well that don't affect HS2 at Euston) to Parliament and St Pauls. This limits wat can and can't be done with land at Euston and the far...

3 years gives several years a sensible amount of time to started on: 1. The problems structures that need work to get clearances needed for electrification (e.g. so all the bridges in one area aren't closed at once) 2. Vegetation clearance 3. Starting at the feeder and substation locations 4...

Adjusting the internal light level given ambient light levels outside to reduce energy consumption. Why does it need sorting? The elephant in the room you seem to be missing is safety and perception of safety, which is ranked as being much more important by one gender (which happens to be...

ULEZ was only expect to generate a surplus (after costs) till 2027 with the surplus reducing every year till then. Long term it is HM Treasury with it eyes on road user pricing (and supportive of the mayor and TfL). In terms of next steps on Air Pollution, the target has to be* open fires...

It isn't completely dead, merely rebranded. Aventra and Adessia both have the same number of letters and start and end in A 1714899236 There is far more to the 701 saga than software. 1714899618 Plenty of issues with the onboard signalling which is Siemens and Crossrail initial design...

But the Chancellor and his boss want the potential to be able to promise (in about 3-4months time) tax cuts both before and after the election which requires not committing to a lot of spending so it doesn't appear on to the OBR "radar" for assessment. However the public finances (and...

Agreed the CO2 saving will be 37ktonnes not 37tonnes

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There is a chicken/egg cycle cycle going on on a fair number of routes: 1) Users will return if a better service is provided 2) DfT won't agree to service improvement unless user numbers improve first Result stalemate and minimal change. For a number of London area commuter TOCS the recovery in...

SWR, Chiltern and the outer reaches of C2C were already seeing a reasonable bit of WFH pre-Covid as well as an exit of some finance jobs from the UK due to Brexit

Quite a few of the German and Swiss bus buyers have had enough of certain German bus builders (including notably MAN based products) and have been looking else where and Alexander Dennis has been doing moderately well as result.

NR also have plenty of experience with fibreglass rods for support arms for short challenging sections e.g. Thameslink core available from at least two manufacturers via Unipart

It regularly gets debunked on the forum too but lot of people don't listen and just repeat it.

Either funds or have requirements changed? (the later isn't a simple answer) On the funding thinking in similar terms to HS2 reprofile spend given rising costs so less occurs in parallel, did it need another team? So does i make sense to keep existing teams working for longer and add it to the...