New Birmingham to Manchester rail route

[tek-monkey]

It'll work for the few, not the many.

 

[Tilly]

 

[The Hawk]

Denis certainly doesn't let facts get in the way when he's spouting his vitriol.

Actually, the three bidders are:

1. First Trenitalia West Coast Ltd, a joint venture between First Rail Holdings Ltd and Trenitalia SpA;
2. MTR West Coast Partnership Ltd, a joint venture between MTRCorporation (UK) Ltd and Guangshen Railway Company, with the following key sub-contractors:
   • Deloitte MCS Ltd
   • Panasonic Systems Europe
   • Snowfall AB
   • Trainline.com Ltd
   • WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff; and
3. West Coast Partnership Ltd, a joint venture between Stagecoach Group plc, Virgin Holdings Ltd and SNCF C3.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bidders-for-2-rail-franchises-named-by-government

 

[Tilly]

The war effort will put pay to all that lot

 

[Gramaisc]

Do the plans include a high speed bus replacement service?

 

[YorkshirePud]

Actually, the three bidders are:

1. First Trenitalia West Coast Ltd,

. . . henceforth to be known as First Genitalia

 

[proactive]

Utter bollocks.

 

[Tilly]

HS2 officially Binned

Budget moved to Boris Election War Chest

 

[Sir BoD]

HS2 officially Binned

Budget moved to Boris Election War Chest

Phwoar (chest!!)

 

[Tilly]

Phwoar (chest!!)

 

[Glam]

You been looking at my Facebook photos AGAIN?!

 

[Tilly]

You been looking at my Facebook photos AGAIN?!

 

[Noah]

• Panasonic Systems Europe

• Snowfall AB

• Trainline.com Ltd

It's the wrong sort of snow

 

[bunique]

HS2 officially Binned

Budget moved to Boris Election War Chest

Hasn’t he said he still backs it?

 

[Gramaisc]

HS2 officially Binned

Budget moved to Boris Election War Chest

Hasn’t he said he still backs it?

He's quite capable of doing both...

 

[Tilly]

Hasn’t he said he still backs it?

It's a standard line .. how do you know when a politician is lying, lips moving etc etc

HS2 is over

The donors and puppeteers are already negotiating purchase of the land and homes very recently compulsory purchased

At donor and puppeteer rates.

Of course

Expect SS5

Cattle class

Tremors all round!

 

[bunique]

So what happens to those who have had their homes and farms taken under compulsory purchase?

 

[Gramaisc]

So what happens to those who have had their homes and farms taken under compulsory purchase?

They get to keep the money they've been given and the property gets sold on to certain people's friends at a special rate - possibly...