SWOT Analysis Strengths: Network Rail took over ownership by buying Railtrack plc, which was in railway administration, from the Railtrack Group plc for £500 million in 2002. Railtrack had become subject to broad-based and persistent criticism, notably over cost escalations and delays with the West Coast Main Line modernisation and the circumstances surrounding accidents at Southall (1997), Ladbroke Grove (1999) and Hatfield (2000). After these incidents Railtrack’s cost spiralled out of control, to remedy this situation which would ultimately lend to the company collapsing and being purchased by the government. By purchasing Railtrack when the company was being heavily criticised and by renaming it Network Rail it was seen as a …show more content…
This is an important safety improvement for the railway. • Upgrading London’s transport network - Plans to upgrade the Thameslink route – A vital north-south artery through London – are progressing and the company plans to build world class stations in the UK’s capital. • Changing the face of Scotland's railway - Plans to re-introduce the railway line between Airdrie and Bathgate. This is in addition to the redevelopment of Edinburgh Waverley station which is already underway Network Rail is also planning to have a large programme of investment for the London 2012 Olympic Games. By raising the fares on train tickets Network rail have the potential to have an increased net profit at the end of 2008. If the company figures show more profit than the previous this means the company has more money to invest into the railways. Threats: The threats that Network Rail face are fines from the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) for the delays to train services over the Christmas period. Network Rail have already incurred 2 fines from the ORR £2.4m during Christmas in 2006 following signalling problems at Portsmouth and a record £14m for engineering overrunning during the New Year of 2008. By not meeting the standards of the ORR Network Rail will continue to incur fines, by having to pay fines costing millions of pounds they are losing money which they could use to invest back into the railways. Another threat which Network Rail faces is the threat of passengers
Trains are everywhere in our society, we have jokes, toys, movies, and children’s television shows, but did you know rail transport started in 6th century Greece? The city of San Antonio, Texas is a fast-growing metropolitan city that has a very tremendous amount of people. It has been estimated that the city will grow by another million people in the next ten to twenty years. San Antonio’s traffic is becoming a huge issue and is quickly approaching to be one of the most congested areas in the states. The public transport in San Antonio consists of a very complex bus system, taxicabs, Trolley’s downtown, and the growing market of ridesharing drivers. San Antonio has had many talks and negotiations throughout the last two decades on getting a Light Rail system constructed to help with public transportation. This proposal is for specific businesses, the city of San Antonio and Bexar County to come to a funding agreement.
railroad has allowed the rail industry to provide a more tailored service to its customers. It has also
Being short of money year after year has consequences. On average, there are about 31 Amtrak derailments each year.[5] The most well-known derailment occurred last May. An Amtrak Northeast Regional train derailed on the Northeast Corridor. The derailment left 200 injured, 11 in critical condition, and 8 dead. The train was operating at 102 mph when approaching a 50 mph curve. According to the NTSB, the cause of the derailment is still unclear, but speed was a factor. The rails can’t handle trains moving at high speeds, especially on a bend. According to the reports and interviews, a speed limit sign was not present for the engineer to know what speed he should have been at and a speed regulator was not in place to assist.[6] These both have
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This extension was discussed for years, and can be one of the projects received more attention from potential improvements and gains on the ground that it would create. Its construction began in 1990 and was completed in 1999, at a cost of £ 3.5 billion. Hussein, & Hunt, (2007) presented a series of recommendations for future ferrous projects in London. Transport for London, Metropolitan transportation Authority, hired two independent studies revise and empirically identify the rise in land values attributable to the extending line Jubilee to have more information to develop funding policy for the new generation railway projects. Öhrström, Andersson, & Ängerheim, (2007) found it very difficult to use capital gains to finance these projects. The first study concluded that it is impossible to estimate the additional values soil generated from the information available.
In the passage ,Steam Scot have a budget of £2.5 million and this can be spent on adding a new route are repairing and replacing existing railways; the choice
This transportation program consisted of £104 million to improve the Stratford Regional, Stratford International, and West Ham stations, such as upgrading entrances, lift platforms, and subways. The aim was to connect the rail lines and stations, in order to facilitate the passenger for the Games. These 3 main stations were upgraded to facilitate more than 200,000 passengers an hour during the Games peak period. However, in the transportation plan, there was a new rail lines called Crossrail which should have served during the Games period had failed to facilitate, due to the delay of funding agreement. So, Crossrail network would not be ready until 2017. David Higgins, the chief executive of the ODA claimed that the goal was to encourage as much passengers to use public vehicles, walking or cycling to reach the Games area. Higgins aimed to reduce the car usage, many of the bus routes to the Games area were doubled in
Thirdly, the United Kingdom’s infrastructure is one of the most developed infrastructures in the world. Consequently, some of it is starting to become outdated and is in need of repairs. The government gave the responsibility of the repairs to the local and
Conrail had its operations within the Northeast market, a rail network that other rail companies were yet to explore. It connected the Northeastern cities to the Midwestern and Southern cities. Even though Conrail had a high cost position, the revenue it obtains relative per mile track operated is the highest, giving it a high operating ratio, hence potential to increase income. For this reason, great synergies would be created should there be a merger with CSX, Norfolk Southern or any other rail company at all.
For the E and F line starting from 2014, the budget is relatively lower than the beginning. Comparing the two lines, the extra cost of new buses on the E Line is offset through lower roadway/communication/TSP costs and passenger facilities. This is likely because SDOT and Shoreline have already done most of the work to prepare signals for TSP along the corridor by upgrading signal controllers and cabinets, which is necessary for various component of the RapidRide ITS system to operate. (Parast 2017)
The second option is for Southern Rail to close down the line that goes through Balcombe station and re direct the trains to the Horsham main line. The positive aspects to this option is that it can be completed in a much shorter time scale in comparison to option one as the station can still be in operation only have to be closed down and potentially knocked down. Also it would cost the organisation a lot less money to do this than option one as a large investment would have to go into it to repair the station where Southern rail would have to seek ways in which the investment could be returned. The negative to option two is that Southern Rail would lose a large amount of revenue, as there would be a station that the organisation no longer in use. This would lead to delays on a very important route from Brighton to London. The organisations income on an overall scale would have been cut, this could create issues in terms of costs because the business may not be able to spend in costs what was previously affordable. Cutting costs could mean the organisation would have to cut down wages for example so the number of staff in other rail stations could be cut down resulting in employees losing their jobs.
Lalit: Priyanka, I think more than about the growth of the railway sector its more about the redevelopment of the existing infrastructure of Indian
Laurance et al. (2015) begin their essay by arguing that, wherever possible, infrastructure projects should be avoided completely and that great caution should be taken when considering upgrades to existing infrastructure. However, Laurance et al. (2015) only
It seems that the express rail link will provide huge benefits to the economy and society of Hong Kong. With 100,000 passengers flow projected by the government, XRL is said to bring various benefits to the city. (Hong Kong Government, 2009).
A part from all these factors the expansion of metro connectivity plan is also in process: