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Post by dazz285 on Nov 19, 2024 19:18:08 GMT
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Post by kaym315 on Nov 19, 2024 20:02:26 GMT
Now this is unexpected. I genuinely thought MTR would have retained it |
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Post by xtmw on Nov 20, 2024 15:22:23 GMT
For those like myself who aren't familiar with the new company, is this an upgrade from MTR? Is it worse? Do the new contractors have experience operating a railway? Or is just simply neutral?
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Post by Chris M on Nov 20, 2024 15:43:28 GMT
From the linked press release:
Go Ahead have (jointly) operated multiple NR franchises, most recently Southeastern. Tokyo Metro obviously have experience in Tokyo but also in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sumitomo Corporation I've not heard of before, but from their Wikipedia article they seem likely to have experience with railway maintenance on the Manila Metro.
Whether this is an upgrade from, the same as or worse than MTR I'm not qualified to say. Obviously TfL think they will be at least equally good or they wouldn't have signed the contract, but from the limited commentary I've seen from those more knowledgeable than me I would caution against expecting dramatic improvements.
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Post by jimbo on Nov 20, 2024 20:21:24 GMT
MTR, of course, operates the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway amongst many worldwide contracts. They formerly operated London Overground 2007-16, but missed out on the next contract there also. I'm not aware of complaints against their efforts on the Elizabeth Line and guess it's all down to the small print of the tendered contracts. Perhaps GTS can do the job cheaper?
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Post by brigham on Nov 21, 2024 9:02:47 GMT
When did we lose the ability to work our own railways?
We used to be good at it!
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