@SimonLongstaffe

Operations Director at Mace Group Opinions are mine, not Mace's

 London, England
macegroup.com/sectors-and-services/consult
Joined September 2015
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Andy Burnham
@andyburnham21 Mar 2024
Today, at the Northern Transport Summit #NTS24, I will set out GM’s new plan for bringing rail into the @BeeNetwork. We are: 🐝 expanding the lines to EIGHT 🐝 setting a new end date of 2028 🐝 working closely with rail industry colleagues to make it happen! #LeadingTheWay
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RAIL Magazine@RAIL2 Jun 2023
Now this is a PHOTOGRAPH!
Fritters@YourWullie2 Jun 2023
Let's knock Friday right out the park
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HM Treasury
@hmtreasury17 Nov 2022
The building of new infrastructure such as roads, train lines and communities will be safeguarded by over £600bn in capital investment over the next 5 years.   Projects like these help to grow our economy and level up regions across the UK. #AutumnStatement
OVER £600 BILLION FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT OVER NEXT 5 YEARS   Funds to level up investment and infrastructure across the United Kingdom.  

ALT OVER £600 BILLION FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT OVER NEXT 5 YEARS   Funds to level up investment and infrastructure across the United Kingdom.  

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HM Treasury
@hmtreasury17 Nov 2022
Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund will invest at least £1.7bn in local projects’ across the UK.   Successful projects will be announced later this year. #AutumnStatement
PROTECTING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES Demonstrating the government's commitment to levelling up by confirming  at least £1.7 billion for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund.

ALT PROTECTING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES Demonstrating the government's commitment to levelling up by confirming  at least £1.7 billion for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund.

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Mace secures major win on National Highways framework macegroup.com/media-centre/m…
Worked on the previous generation of modular stations when I was at NR, be interested to see the costs... thetimes.co.uk/article/4d3ef… – at Heath and Reach, England
Can't wait... – at Milton Keynes, England
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Every year on April 28, all around the world organisations mark International Workers Memorial Day #IWMD22 This is the buoy that marks the site of Piper Alpha where 167 people died in 1988, one of whom was my brother. He was 22.
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Terrible Maps
@TerribleMaps10 Apr 2022
Railway map of Antarctica
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Senior Tory says Shapps privately assured him £3bn HS2 branch will be scrapped theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…

Senior Tory says Shapps privately assured him £3bn HS2 branch will be scrapped

Exclusive: Assurances offered to Graham Brady may raise questions about why decision has not been made public

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Physics in action....
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Really pleased to have received this in the post this morning... #rics
Today's date is great... – at Heath and Reach, England
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Station to station: a spotter’s guide to prefab design on the railways

As a national conversation is launched about the future of local station design, we explore the wonders of prefab design on the railways

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£20bn shortfall based on actual revenue lost and on proceeds that the railway industry would have made by 2025 if COVID hadn't happened thetimes.co.uk/article/79be3…
Waiting for the driver to open up...
‘Endless torrent’ of announcements on UK railways to be sharply reduced theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…

Train passengers in England to be given break from ‘endless’ announcements

Transport secretary Grant Shapps calls for ‘bonfire of the banalities’ as he commissions review

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I assume he is talking about TOCs rather than the infrastructure UK railways are heading into a perfect storm. Now is the time to nationalise them | Christian Wolmar theguardian.com/commentisfre…

UK railways are heading into a perfect storm. Now is the time to nationalise them | Christian Wolmar

These services are an essential part of the nation’s fabric, but still ministers fixate on cutting costs, says transport writer Christian Wolmar

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Love a good bridge #infrastructure
Lunchtime leg stretch
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