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Network Rail Boss Made A Knight
« on: December 29, 2007, 10:18:58 AM »

Ian McAllister CBE, who became chairman of Network Rail in 2002, has been honoured for services to transport (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7163637.stm

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Re: Network Rail Boss Made A Knight
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2008, 09:43:54 PM »

Services?
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Re: Network Rail Boss Made A Knight
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2008, 07:26:15 AM »

I do not know (or comment) on the individual who may be very worthy, but I'm consious that "Rugby" and be added to "Port Talbot" and "Portsmouth" this new year ....

Big overrruns on engineering works by Network Rail.

Things WILL go wrong while work is being done ... unexpected things will be found (it's hard enough doing work on a house and predicting the cost and timing).   Is there anything that Network Rail could do do avoid overruns which seem to be routine.   And are they really routine, or are those just the ones we hear about?  "The line at Melksham opened in time for the first train this morning at 06:43" is hardly a news story if it's a regular occurrence!
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Re: Network Rail Boss Made A Knight
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2008, 10:09:13 AM »

Perhaps he has been honoured becuse his services included his time at Ford as well as Network Rail?
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Re: Network Rail Boss Made A Knight
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2008, 09:25:17 AM »

Christian Wolmar argues that Ian McAllister's days may be numbered at Network Rail (link below.)
http://www.christianwolmar.co.uk/articles/tssa/mar,08.shtml
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Re: Network Rail Boss Made A Knight
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2008, 01:09:47 PM »

Tactless, greedy and naive is how I'd describe his decision to accept the award on that day.

Mind you, I'm sure he'll slip into another high-paying corporation of some sort if he does 'slip quietly' out of his current position.
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Re: Network Rail Boss Made A Knight
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008, 11:21:40 AM »

Tom Winsor, the former Rail Regulator, is being touted as a successor to Sir Ian McAllister (link below.)
http://railwayeye.blogspot.com/2008/06/winsor-to-chair-nr.html
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