UK: TUBERAIL LIMITS UNDERGROUND BIDS

Article Abstract:

Tuberail, the consortium comprising Alstom, Amec, Brown and Root and Carillion, is to limit its bidding for the part-privatisation of the London Underground system. Rather than bidding for all three parts of the system, it will focus on the two deep tube operations running the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, and the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines. It will not pursue its interest in the 'sub-surface' District, Circle, East London, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City routes. The government, which rejected calls to run the bidding processes at different times, closed the registration of interest period for the GB[pound] 7bn public-private partnership scheme on 21 February 2000.

All Other Heavy Construction, Organizational history, Railroads Construction, Management, Construction industry, Railroads, Railroad construction, Railroad management, TubeRail

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UK: UNDERGROUND PROSECUTED OVER SAFETY

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The UK Health and Safety Executive is planning to prosecute London Underground (LU) over its safety record, after workmen were discovered conducting maintenance next to live electric rails. As a result, LU and one of its former signal operations managers will face a charge under the Health and Safety Act for failing to protect workers, as well as a secondary charge of breaching a prohibition notice. However, LU managing director Derek Smith, reiterated that safety on the underground is 'non-negotiable', and rejected claims that that the fears were related to plans to semi-privatise the tube.

Legal issues & crime, Local and suburban transit, Discipline, 21st century AD

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Underground to offer 'rail miles'

Article Abstract:

Shorter queues at London Underground rail stations should result from a new smart card-based ticket system which is to be introduced for regular travellers. The cards will activate sensors in the gates of all 273 stations, and 5,800 buses will also be equipped to read the cards. Loyalty schemes offering free travels will be introduced. The system should also help to reduce fraud on London Underground, currently estimated to cost over GB 30mn per year.

Comment:

Expects shorter queues at the rail stations as it introduces new smart card-based ticket sys for regular travellers

Marketing procedures, Article

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