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There may be switch work going on on the USRC also. Makes no sense to have to reduce UPX service to replace the Oakville Sub bridges. Unless the UPX crews have been tapped to be pilots for the detours?
- Paul
- Paul
^why no service at all west of Long Branch?
^why no service at all west of Long Branch?
When would be the first revenue service run over the Canpa Sub?
'Was just reading and watching that story last night.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45367990
@steveintoronto can you comment? Sorry for the off topic. Posting here because it's the most relevant thread and potentially has implications for GO RER.
A FAILED PPP: LONDON UNDERGROUND
The London Underground PPP transferred the rehabilitation and maintenance of the London underground infrastructure to private sector consortiums. This was a very complex DBFOM project made up of three separate, yet interdependent, PPPs. Metronet consortium was selected for two PPPs and Tube Lines consortium won the other PPP. Apart from private sector financing, the PPPs were also financed through governmental grants. It was envisioned as a 30-year contractual engagement. Yet, by 2010, only six years into the contractual agreement, the consortiums failed and the infrastructure was returned under government control. The PPP failure was triggered by the bankruptcy of the two PPPs controlled by Metronet. The latter was estimated to cost the taxpayers approximately £4.1 (≈ $6.3 billion) in losses (UKNAO, 2009). This particular PPP project was controversial from the very beginning. Although, the British government strongly advocated for the project on the basis that the London Underground, as a governmental agency, did not have, due to budget cuts, the institutional capacity to undertake infrastructure improvements - many remained skeptical about the adequacy of a PPP arrangement and if it indeed provided efficiencies. The VfM analysis for the project, for instance, was questioned in terms of its accuracy and rigor. It also wasn’t clear whether government truly believed that a PPP was the most effective solution or simply attempted to shift some of the financing and risk associated with the infrastructure off governmental books. The failure of the project was primarily due to: (1) overly optimistic projections/unrealistic expectations; (2) lack of comprehensive understanding of all underlying variables involved in the project; (3) consortium internal mismanagement; (2) ineffective governmental control; (3) poor comprehension of the true cost of financing; and (5) incomplete/poorly underwritten contracts.
@Neutrino is not that far off-topic by any means. It has *huge* implications for GO RER....Metrolinx altogether. (Edit: And perhaps HFR too)potentially has implications for GO RER.
Unless the UPX crews have been tapped to be pilots for the detours?
- Paul
I noticed the bridge spans sitting in the VIA yard in Mimico. Maybe they need the space to get them into position?
If they ran the UP trains every 15 minutes, presumably there's not enough capacity for all the GO/VIA trains, etc.
See the crappy red line I just drew ...
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