Veľká Británia
Extrémne množstvo malých železničných spoločností; nikto za nič nezodpovedá, veľké zmätky a nedávno i časté nehody - to je železničná prevádzka vo Veľkej Británii (bez Sev. Írska).
Network Rail - prevádzkovateľ tratí Veľkej Británie
ATOC - Association of Train Operating Companies / Asociácia spoločností prevádzkujúcich vlaky osobnej dopravy vo Veľkej Británii
mapa siete Network Rail (UK) + Córas Iompair Éireann ("C I É") / Írske železnice + NIR
http://www.railjournal.com/ , June 6, 2006 - First Great Western, Britain, has awarded a Ł63 million contract to Bombardier for the refurbishment of 405 passenger coaches and a contract for bogie overhauls worth up to an additional Ł85 million.
The first refurbished coach for First Great Western’s fleet of 200km/h high-speed trains (HSTs) will enter service in November with the entire fleet due for completion by December 2007.
The refurbishment programme will involve fitting of new seating, at-seat power points, toilets and carpets, as well as the application of the operator’s new livery.
Bombardier will also carry out bogie overhauls on the HST fleet for the remainder of First Great Western’s 10-year franchise.
The first refurbished coach for First Great Western’s fleet of 200km/h high-speed trains (HSTs) will enter service in November with the entire fleet due for completion by December 2007.
The refurbishment programme will involve fitting of new seating, at-seat power points, toilets and carpets, as well as the application of the operator’s new livery.
Bombardier will also carry out bogie overhauls on the HST fleet for the remainder of First Great Western’s 10-year franchise.
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/79560/
http://www.eurailpress.com/ , 06.06.2006 - Auch in den kommenden Jahren wird die Bahngesellschaft English Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) für die britische Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Ltd die Züge British Pullman und Northern Belle auf der Insel fahren. Der neue Vertrag ging aus einer längeren Zusammenarbeit in den vergangenen Jahren hervor.
EWS wird vor den Zügen meist moderne Lokomotiven des Typs Class 67 einsetzen, aber auch der Einsatz von Dampflokomotiven ist vorgesehen. Die Luxuszügen stammen aus den 30er Jahren.
EWS wird vor den Zügen meist moderne Lokomotiven des Typs Class 67 einsetzen, aber auch der Einsatz von Dampflokomotiven ist vorgesehen. Die Luxuszügen stammen aus den 30er Jahren.
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/78380/
http://www.eurailpress.com/ , Die von First Great Western, Teil der First Group, betriebenen Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge HST ... (Next/Pokracovanie: http://www.vlaky.net/online/diskusia/tema.asp?lang=1&id=34089 - 7. 6. 2006 15:15:44 
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Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/78379/
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/76233/
http://www.railwaygazette.com/ - Angel Trains has awarded Brush Traction a £10m contract to install MTU 16V4000R41 engines in 26 High Speed Train power cars leased to First Great Western.
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/67907/
http://www.railwaygazette.com/ - Rail Link Engineering has awarded Balfour Beatty a £6·6m contract to provide signalling, two solid-state interlockings and modular controls for the Eurostar depot under construction at Temple Mills as part of CTRL Section 2.
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/67905/
Improvements to passenger safety
SET stations in the London area will now benefit from new and improved CCTV, better lighting additional help points amongst others. Funded by Transport for London (TfL), these upgrades follow a successful pilot scheme on the Hayes line.
(uplne znenie: http://www.setrains.co.uk/SETrains/CompanyInfo/LatestNews/Improvementstopassengersafety.htm )
SET stations in the London area will now benefit from new and improved CCTV, better lighting additional help points amongst others. Funded by Transport for London (TfL), these upgrades follow a successful pilot scheme on the Hayes line.
(uplne znenie: http://www.setrains.co.uk/SETrains/CompanyInfo/LatestNews/Improvementstopassengersafety.htm
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Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/62835/
http://www.railjournal.com/ , February 9, 2006 - EUROPEAN train leasing company, CBRail, is buying 35 Traxx locomotives from Bombardier in a deal worth $US 156 million. The order is split into 25 multi-system electric locomotives, and 10 diesel-electric locomotives.
CBRail currently has 32 locomotives. The new units, which will be delivered in 2007-08, will be used on cross-border operations throughout Europe. If all options are taken, a total of 70 locomotives could be delivered.
CBRail is a joint venture established by Babcock & Brown, and Bank of Scotland, Britain.
CBRail currently has 32 locomotives. The new units, which will be delivered in 2007-08, will be used on cross-border operations throughout Europe. If all options are taken, a total of 70 locomotives could be delivered.
CBRail is a joint venture established by Babcock & Brown, and Bank of Scotland, Britain.
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/58282/
http://www.railjournal.com/ , January 27, 2006 - GRAND Central Railway (GC), Britain, has won its bid to become the second open-access passenger operator in Britain. It will introduce passenger services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) from 2007.
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) says it is ‘minded to approve’ GC’s bid to run trains from Sunderland and Hartlepool to London, but has rejected a bid by the company to run additional services between Bradford and London.
However, a bid by the franchised train operator on the route, Great North Eastern Railway, to operate extra trains from Leeds to London was also rejected, despite being a major aspiration for the company to meet its franchise payments.
GC will use a five-car version of Bombardier’s Meridian 200km/h dmu to run four trains a day from Sunderland and Hartlepool to London, both places which currently do not have direct services to the capital.
GNER, though, says it is ‘puzzled’ by ORR’s decision, and says it may be forced to abandon plans to electrify 24km of track to create extra capacity. GNER must pay the British government Ł1.3 billion over the course of its 10-year franchise, while GC, as an open-access operator, is exempt from premium payments or subsidy.
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) says it is ‘minded to approve’ GC’s bid to run trains from Sunderland and Hartlepool to London, but has rejected a bid by the company to run additional services between Bradford and London.
However, a bid by the franchised train operator on the route, Great North Eastern Railway, to operate extra trains from Leeds to London was also rejected, despite being a major aspiration for the company to meet its franchise payments.
GC will use a five-car version of Bombardier’s Meridian 200km/h dmu to run four trains a day from Sunderland and Hartlepool to London, both places which currently do not have direct services to the capital.
GNER, though, says it is ‘puzzled’ by ORR’s decision, and says it may be forced to abandon plans to electrify 24km of track to create extra capacity. GNER must pay the British government Ł1.3 billion over the course of its 10-year franchise, while GC, as an open-access operator, is exempt from premium payments or subsidy.
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/56317/
Rok 2005 bol pre Eurostar rekordny z viacerych pohladov:
463.8mil libier trzieb (+7% oproti 2004),
7.45mil cestujucich (+2.4% oproti 2004, celkom od r.1994 68mil cestujucich),
+14% cestujucich v business class,
86.3% spojov nacas (napr. lety z heathrowu maju dakych 70%)
71% podiel v relacii london-paris a 64% v london-brusel
takze pribudol dalsi spoj pon-pia a moznost kupovat listky 4mesiace dopredu.
ponz.: ked sa chce, tak sa da vela veci
463.8mil libier trzieb (+7% oproti 2004),
7.45mil cestujucich (+2.4% oproti 2004, celkom od r.1994 68mil cestujucich),
+14% cestujucich v business class,
86.3% spojov nacas (napr. lety z heathrowu maju dakych 70%)
71% podiel v relacii london-paris a 64% v london-brusel
takze pribudol dalsi spoj pon-pia a moznost kupovat listky 4mesiace dopredu.
ponz.: ked sa chce, tak sa da vela veci
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/55493/
23 December 2005, www.networkrail.co.uk , Media contact: 020 7557 8292 - Network Rail today publishes, for consultation, the results of its study into capacity on the East Coast Main Line, which it has prepared for the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).
The study was requested by the ORR following a number of applications from GNER and Grand Central Railway to run additional services on the line. The ORR asked Network Rail to assess whether the line has sufficient capacity to meet these requirements.
Among the conclusions of this detailed study are:
The East Coast Main Line is already one of the busiest lines on the railway network and enhancements to the infrastructure will be required to provide additional services
There is currently insufficient capacity on parts of the line to satisfy all the stated requirements of both GNER and Grand Central Railway
In order to introduce the proposed services, it would be necessary to alter the access rights of other operators, such as freight traffic and other passenger operators
The level of demand on the line means that there is no capacity for further freight paths beyond the 2005 levels
A spokesman for Network Rail said: “The East Coast Main Line is one of the busiest rail routes in Europe. Our detailed analysis concludes that, without further infrastructure enhancements, it will be very difficult to deliver the additional services proposed by both GNER and Grand Central Railway.”
Following the publication of this consultation the next steps will be:
Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this consultation to Network Rail by 10 January 2006
Network Rail will take these comments into account before publishing a final version of the study
Once the final version is published, the ORR will determine the allocation of train paths between the various operators
Network Rail will assess the feasibility of the various options to increase capacity by enhancing the infrastructure. These conclusions of this assessment will be published later in 2006
ENDS
Notes to Editors
-Network Rail is the 'not for dividend' owner and operator of Britain's railway infrastructure, which includes the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, level crossings and stations – the largest of which we also manage
-We are working to rebuild Britain’s railway and provide a safe, reliable and efficient rail infrastructure for freight and passenger trains to use
Network Rail oznamil zaciatok vypracovavania studie, ktorej cielom je zvysenie kapacity East Coast Main Line.
The study was requested by the ORR following a number of applications from GNER and Grand Central Railway to run additional services on the line. The ORR asked Network Rail to assess whether the line has sufficient capacity to meet these requirements.
Among the conclusions of this detailed study are:
The East Coast Main Line is already one of the busiest lines on the railway network and enhancements to the infrastructure will be required to provide additional services
There is currently insufficient capacity on parts of the line to satisfy all the stated requirements of both GNER and Grand Central Railway
In order to introduce the proposed services, it would be necessary to alter the access rights of other operators, such as freight traffic and other passenger operators
The level of demand on the line means that there is no capacity for further freight paths beyond the 2005 levels
A spokesman for Network Rail said: “The East Coast Main Line is one of the busiest rail routes in Europe. Our detailed analysis concludes that, without further infrastructure enhancements, it will be very difficult to deliver the additional services proposed by both GNER and Grand Central Railway.”
Following the publication of this consultation the next steps will be:
Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this consultation to Network Rail by 10 January 2006
Network Rail will take these comments into account before publishing a final version of the study
Once the final version is published, the ORR will determine the allocation of train paths between the various operators
Network Rail will assess the feasibility of the various options to increase capacity by enhancing the infrastructure. These conclusions of this assessment will be published later in 2006
ENDS
Notes to Editors
-Network Rail is the 'not for dividend' owner and operator of Britain's railway infrastructure, which includes the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, level crossings and stations – the largest of which we also manage
-We are working to rebuild Britain’s railway and provide a safe, reliable and efficient rail infrastructure for freight and passenger trains to use
Network Rail oznamil zaciatok vypracovavania studie, ktorej cielom je zvysenie kapacity East Coast Main Line.
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/49666/
neviem ci a ako by toto u nas fungovalo: samoobsluzne zavory.
zastanes autom pred priecestim, ak svieti zelena, opatrne si otvoris, autom prebehnes a opatrne zatvoris.
nezatvorenie branky alebo postupny prechod (otvorim jednu, vojdem autom dnu a zastavim na kolajach, otvorim druhua prejdem) vas moze stat 1000,- libier
zastanes autom pred priecestim, ak svieti zelena, opatrne si otvoris, autom prebehnes a opatrne zatvoris.
nezatvorenie branky alebo postupny prechod (otvorim jednu, vojdem autom dnu a zastavim na kolajach, otvorim druhua prejdem) vas moze stat 1000,- libier
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/48275/
http://www.railjournal.com/ , December 20, 2005 - FIVE groups are bidding to operate the South Western passenger franchise in Britain, the Department for Transport has announced.
The franchise merges the current South West Trains commuter franchise from London Waterloo, and the small regional Island Line franchise into a single entity, and will start on February 5, 2007. The current operator of both, Stagecoach, has pre-qualified, along with Arriva, First Group, National Express Group, and a joint venture between GNER Holdings and MTR, Hong Kong.
The winning bidder will be announced in the third quarter of 2006.
The franchise merges the current South West Trains commuter franchise from London Waterloo, and the small regional Island Line franchise into a single entity, and will start on February 5, 2007. The current operator of both, Stagecoach, has pre-qualified, along with Arriva, First Group, National Express Group, and a joint venture between GNER Holdings and MTR, Hong Kong.
The winning bidder will be announced in the third quarter of 2006.
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/48267/
www.railjournal.com , December 13, 2005 - A CAMPAIGN launched by IRJ in June to prevent the overnight train service linking London with Plymouth and Penzance from being axed came to a successful conclusion today with the announcement by the British government that the train will continue to operate. This is one of the commitments in the new Greater Western franchise which has been awarded to First Group.
The government had asked bidders for the Greater Western franchise to submit separate costs for the operation of the sleeping-car train with a view to withdrawing it. The government claimed that the train did not represent value for money but failed to produce figures to back this up."IRJ's news editor, Andy Roden, has done an excellent job in his spare time as joint chairman of Save Our Sleeper in mounting a highly-successful campaign," said David Briginshaw, editor-in-chief of IRJ. "About 8350 people signed petitions to save the train service following numerous articles in the press, radio broadcasts, and television interviews. Two public meetings were also staged to raise awareness. The project won support from members of the public, business leaders, and even the former governor of the Bank of England, Lord George. This has been probably the most effective railway campaign in Britain for 10 years."
The government had asked bidders for the Greater Western franchise to submit separate costs for the operation of the sleeping-car train with a view to withdrawing it. The government claimed that the train did not represent value for money but failed to produce figures to back this up."IRJ's news editor, Andy Roden, has done an excellent job in his spare time as joint chairman of Save Our Sleeper in mounting a highly-successful campaign," said David Briginshaw, editor-in-chief of IRJ. "About 8350 people signed petitions to save the train service following numerous articles in the press, radio broadcasts, and television interviews. Two public meetings were also staged to raise awareness. The project won support from members of the public, business leaders, and even the former governor of the Bank of England, Lord George. This has been probably the most effective railway campaign in Britain for 10 years."
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/46959/
ups... v poslednej vete v zatvorke ma samozrejem byt "vagony" 
a celkova teraz prevadzkovana dlzka je 16mil (skoro 26km), kidderminster-bridgenorth
a isto maju web stranku....
a povodne som sem prisiel napisat najnovsie aktuality:
1) vcera v spravach bolo, ze zel. dopravcovia idu zdrazovat vlaky, o 5-10% podla druhu cest. listka a trasy. co sa samozrejme stretlo s velkou nevolou cestujucej verejnosti (padali aj vyrazy "[piip] expansive anyway, what will it be then?", "[piip] bastards" a pod.)
z tych tras co spominali som si zapamatal glasgow - londyn, teraz £206 za standard return vylezie na £220... pravda, existuje aj nejaky saver return za £90 (ktory zrejme pojde na daku 100).. potom newquay-londyn ma ist z £73 na £81. tak som si dnes zasurfoval a zistil, ze glasgow-londyn sa da letiet aj za 50£ (spiatocne vratane poplatkov) plus bus na letisko plus vediet to 2tyzdne vopred; podobne newquay-londyn od £41 za spiatocnu letenk uvratane poplatkov, k tomu tiez bus na letisko a 2tyzdne predstihu... casovo to moze vyjst zhruba rovnako...
takze to osobne hodnotim ako velmi neuvazeny krok vzhladom na bezohladnu konkurenciu lacnych aeroliniek a busov
- megabus=low-cost bus carrier, na niektore trasy pri nejakom predstihu a troche stastie aj za jedinu libru sa vezete, londyn-galsgow s 2tyzdne predstihom sa vam podari hadam aj za £25)
2) a nakladny zel. dopravcovia si mohli vcera vydychnut, ministerstvo dopravy odmietlo napad skusobnej prevadzky 60t kamionov. ale jednym dychom dodalo, ze pozorne sleduje prebiehajuce skusky v holandsku a ze nechava vypracovat podrobnu studiu...
a celkova teraz prevadzkovana dlzka je 16mil (skoro 26km), kidderminster-bridgenorth
a isto maju web stranku....
a povodne som sem prisiel napisat najnovsie aktuality:
1) vcera v spravach bolo, ze zel. dopravcovia idu zdrazovat vlaky, o 5-10% podla druhu cest. listka a trasy. co sa samozrejme stretlo s velkou nevolou cestujucej verejnosti (padali aj vyrazy "[piip] expansive anyway, what will it be then?", "[piip] bastards" a pod.)
z tych tras co spominali som si zapamatal glasgow - londyn, teraz £206 za standard return vylezie na £220... pravda, existuje aj nejaky saver return za £90 (ktory zrejme pojde na daku 100).. potom newquay-londyn ma ist z £73 na £81. tak som si dnes zasurfoval a zistil, ze glasgow-londyn sa da letiet aj za 50£ (spiatocne vratane poplatkov) plus bus na letisko plus vediet to 2tyzdne vopred; podobne newquay-londyn od £41 za spiatocnu letenk uvratane poplatkov, k tomu tiez bus na letisko a 2tyzdne predstihu... casovo to moze vyjst zhruba rovnako...
takze to osobne hodnotim ako velmi neuvazeny krok vzhladom na bezohladnu konkurenciu lacnych aeroliniek a busov
- megabus=low-cost bus carrier, na niektore trasy pri nejakom predstihu a troche stastie aj za jedinu libru sa vezete, londyn-galsgow s 2tyzdne predstihom sa vam podari hadam aj za £25)
2) a nakladny zel. dopravcovia si mohli vcera vydychnut, ministerstvo dopravy odmietlo napad skusobnej prevadzky 60t kamionov. ale jednym dychom dodalo, ze pozorne sleduje prebiehajuce skusky v holandsku a ze nechava vypracovat podrobnu studiu...
Odkaz na príspevok: https://www.vlaky.net/diskusia/link/46227/
Ide o jednu z hlavných severo-južných staníc King's Cross, kde pozastavili prevádzku po pondelkovom vypuknutí neďalekého požiaru. Desiatky tisíc ľudí boli nútené cestovať náhradnými vlakmi a autobusmi, aby sa dostali do práce.
Asi 1000 osôb evakuovali z ich domovov, keď požiarne čaty vyčlenili 200-metrovú zónu okolo miesta, kde oheň vznikol.
Stanica bude kvôli obavám z možnej explózie zasiahnutých plynových fliaš uzatvorená do dnešných neskorých hodín alebo do stredy. Hasiči už prostredníctvom infračervenej kamery kontrolovali z vrtuľníka, či plynové fľaše vychladli.