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EVASIVE Network Rail (NR) boss Mark Carne apologised yesterday for the “picture of chaos” created by over-running festive engineering works — but ducked questions on the subcontractors at the heart of the meltdown.
The publicly owned infrastructure firm’s chief executive admitted that the quality of information for passengers on the day “wasn’t adequate” and “we’re not delivering.”
On this occasion “small events conspired in such a way that they created this unacceptable situation for passengers,” he told the Commons transport select committee.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
Two-hundred years ago, on September 27 1825, the world’s first passenger railway line was opened between Stockton and Darlington. MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, reflects on the history – and the future – of Britain’s railway industry
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work