Had the bosses realized that they were in the transportation business, rather than the railroad business, they could have moved into trucking and air transport, rather than letting other companies dominate.
There was One North's £15bn transport infrastructure plan, including a high-speed rail link, "HS-3", from Manchester to Leeds – reportedly even more extravagant than the proposed high speed rail link, HS2.
Lord Adonis, the former Labour transport minister, said the speech amounted to "a systematic hatchet job" on the culture at Network Rail, adding: "I don't think I've ever heard a CEO be so critical of his own organisation".
At three public transport stops and people head home and indoors to wait.
The transport minister, Theresa Villiers, said the consultation would ask whether longer franchises, of between 15 and 20 years, would encourage operators to finance improvements in in trains and services.
But pensioner concession cards are provided by state governments, and at least some of the benefits they offer – like discounts on transport and utilities – are paid for by the states.
This means pensioners will lose their discounts on things like gas and electricity, council rates and transport.
It proposes one-third be reserved for open spaces – an area almost half the size of New York's Central Park; one-fourth for roads and transport links; and another third for mixed-use development, with a focus on tourism and public institutions.
As CityMetric reports, the project – funded by Waltham Forest council and Transport for London – aims to create a cycle-friendly urban quarter through traffic calming, pocket parks and a Cycle Superhighway.
The county has followed its transport policy for half a decade, despite pressure from successive Environment secretaries to change or abandon it.
The Delhi transport department has stated that only six registered radio taxi companies would now be allowed to operate in Delhi.
