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Sunderland railway station.

DearRatBoy said:
Fair play to him, he’s not letting them get away with anything they ran the old station into the ground and couldn’t have cared less. It’ll be interesting to see what the plan for the North End will actually look like.

Not sure any piano in the station would last very long though, even with the enhanced security it’s still scrote central.
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Who's nicking a piano like?
 

DearRatBoy said:
Fair play to him, he’s not letting them get away with anything they ran the old station into the ground and couldn’t have cared less. It’ll be interesting to see what the plan for the North End will actually look like.

Not sure any piano in the station would last very long though, even with the enhanced security it’s still scrote central.
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Pianos should be banned from railway stations. Do my tits in. Trying to relax with a coffee on my break at Sheffield other week. Some arsehole thinking he’s Beethoven bashing away. Pain in the arse.
 
Letter from Lewis Atkinson MP to the CEO of network rail


Dear Jeremy,

Congratulations on taking up post as the new Chief Executive of Network Rail.
I am writing to demand answers about Network Rail’s failure over the last two years to deliver the functioning station that the people of Sunderland deserve and were promised.
The new southern entrance to the station was opened in December 2023, and Network Rail’s public communications at the time stated ‘finishing touches would be applied to the public realm surrounding the station over the next few months’.

Instead, the people of Sunderland endured unacceptable and prolonged periods where escalators, lifts, doors, toilets in the station were not functional. I understand this was in large part due to Network Rail’s failure to complete the commissioning of the station, including the resolution of snagging issues and activation of maintenance contracts.

Following my election as MP for Sunderland Central in July 2024, I began taking up these issues with Northern Trains (who manage the station). When it became apparent that significant issues fell under Network’s Rail responsibility, I made repeated attempts to contact your organisation. Under the leadership of your predecessor, there was no engagement and painfully slow progress. For example, I understand that Network Rail finally got around to completing escalator commissioning this September – a disgraceful 21 months since the station opened.

The people of Sunderland deserve to have a national public body like Network Rail delivering for them. Every week when I travel to Westminster, I note the thoroughness with which the redevelopment of King’s Cross was finished and contrast that with the lack of care shown in completing the redevelopment of Sunderland station.

To demonstrate accountability and a commitment that such failures will not be repeated, I ask:
Will you apologise to the people of Sunderland for Network Rail’s failure to complete the redevelopment of Sunderland station in a competent and timely manner?
Will you commit to an internal review of what went wrong, and share your assessment?
For any future work in Sunderland, will you commit to publicly-naming the accountable officer responsible for delivery and ensure they are responsive to the people of Sunderland and their elected representatives?

Given widespread public interest in Sunderland about this matter I am publishing this letter.

Yours sincerely,
 
Looked a bit better on my trip to and from Chelsea on Friday and today....the working escalator makes a big difference, the coffee shop and tables makes it more inviting, and there were more people around, particularly on Friday when there was a market in there.
 
Brett said:
Letter from Lewis Atkinson MP to the CEO of network rail


Dear Jeremy,

Congratulations on taking up post as the new Chief Executive of Network Rail.
I am writing to demand answers about Network Rail’s failure over the last two years to deliver the functioning station that the people of Sunderland deserve and were promised.
The new southern entrance to the station was opened in December 2023, and Network Rail’s public communications at the time stated ‘finishing touches would be applied to the public realm surrounding the station over the next few months’.

Instead, the people of Sunderland endured unacceptable and prolonged periods where escalators, lifts, doors, toilets in the station were not functional. I understand this was in large part due to Network Rail’s failure to complete the commissioning of the station, including the resolution of snagging issues and activation of maintenance contracts.

Following my election as MP for Sunderland Central in July 2024, I began taking up these issues with Northern Trains (who manage the station). When it became apparent that significant issues fell under Network’s Rail responsibility, I made repeated attempts to contact your organisation. Under the leadership of your predecessor, there was no engagement and painfully slow progress. For example, I understand that Network Rail finally got around to completing escalator commissioning this September – a disgraceful 21 months since the station opened.

The people of Sunderland deserve to have a national public body like Network Rail delivering for them. Every week when I travel to Westminster, I note the thoroughness with which the redevelopment of King’s Cross was finished and contrast that with the lack of care shown in completing the redevelopment of Sunderland station.

To demonstrate accountability and a commitment that such failures will not be repeated, I ask:
Will you apologise to the people of Sunderland for Network Rail’s failure to complete the redevelopment of Sunderland station in a competent and timely manner?
Will you commit to an internal review of what went wrong, and share your assessment?
For any future work in Sunderland, will you commit to publicly-naming the accountable officer responsible for delivery and ensure they are responsive to the people of Sunderland and their elected representatives?

Given widespread public interest in Sunderland about this matter I am publishing this letter.

Yours sincerely,
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That’s what a good mp doese
As mba wankers where I’ve worked say Gets in amongst the reeds delivering the low hanging fruit 😳
 
Brett said:
Letter from Lewis Atkinson MP to the CEO of network rail


Dear Jeremy,

Congratulations on taking up post as the new Chief Executive of Network Rail.
I am writing to demand answers about Network Rail’s failure over the last two years to deliver the functioning station that the people of Sunderland deserve and were promised.
The new southern entrance to the station was opened in December 2023, and Network Rail’s public communications at the time stated ‘finishing touches would be applied to the public realm surrounding the station over the next few months’.

Instead, the people of Sunderland endured unacceptable and prolonged periods where escalators, lifts, doors, toilets in the station were not functional. I understand this was in large part due to Network Rail’s failure to complete the commissioning of the station, including the resolution of snagging issues and activation of maintenance contracts.

Following my election as MP for Sunderland Central in July 2024, I began taking up these issues with Northern Trains (who manage the station). When it became apparent that significant issues fell under Network’s Rail responsibility, I made repeated attempts to contact your organisation. Under the leadership of your predecessor, there was no engagement and painfully slow progress. For example, I understand that Network Rail finally got around to completing escalator commissioning this September – a disgraceful 21 months since the station opened.

The people of Sunderland deserve to have a national public body like Network Rail delivering for them. Every week when I travel to Westminster, I note the thoroughness with which the redevelopment of King’s Cross was finished and contrast that with the lack of care shown in completing the redevelopment of Sunderland station.

To demonstrate accountability and a commitment that such failures will not be repeated, I ask:
Will you apologise to the people of Sunderland for Network Rail’s failure to complete the redevelopment of Sunderland station in a competent and timely manner?
Will you commit to an internal review of what went wrong, and share your assessment?
For any future work in Sunderland, will you commit to publicly-naming the accountable officer responsible for delivery and ensure they are responsive to the people of Sunderland and their elected representatives?

Given widespread public interest in Sunderland about this matter I am publishing this letter.

Yours sincerely,
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A lot to be said for this administration but he's a very good MP
 
Dadsarmy73 said:
Yes without any need to lay new track: Sunderland-Eaglescliffe-Darlington-Bishop
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Be much better to extend a stopper service on the ECML if you wanted to do Sunderland to Darlington links like.

That route would be extremely slow.

If you wanted to do it there though the Swiss model would work better though imo, if advertised well. If you don't know what that is it's where you pick a station ie. Thornaby and the trains are timetabled to meet on the dot so when the Sunderland to Nunthorpe train is in the platform the Redcar to Darlington is sitting waiting opposite. Would work well if you could time it right and double the frequency.
 
Zimba said:
Be much better to extend a stopper service on the ECML if you wanted to do Sunderland to Darlington links like.

That route would be extremely slow.

If you wanted to do it there though the Swiss model would work better though imo, if advertised well. If you don't know what that is it's where you pick a station ie. Thornaby and the trains are timetabled to meet on the dot so when the Sunderland to Nunthorpe train is in the platform the Redcar to Darlington is sitting waiting opposite. Would work well if you could time it right and double the frequency.
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How close to capacity is Sunderland Station and the track from Pelaw to Sunderland?
 
Every new service needs to put a business case to Network Rail and prove that there is demand or that demand can be created. I doubt there's much of a demand for a service to Bishop Auckland. The Durham Coast line does have capacity though. It's pretty tight on the line between Sunderland and Pelaw though due to Metro services so possibilities are limited.
I wonder if we will ever see the other platform opened. We were told that this was the plan a while ago but all has gone a bit quiet
 
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