Aeroporto Stansted - lavori in corso


bourne

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Nessuno capisce, ma la mia frase iniziale era abbastanza chiara. Ma evidentemente c'è bisogno di spiegazioni: trovo divertente che nel 2015 esistano ancora persone che pensano agli aeroporti "di qualità" e a quelli "sfigati", una cosa degna del titanic e delle sue tre classi di passeggeri, quelli buoni, quelli medi e coloro che non sono degni di vivere.
Ecco tutto. Evidentemente c'è qualcuno che finge di non capire giusto per rompere, ma quello non sono certo io.
Spero di essere stato più chiaro, altrimenti troverò parole più semplici per descrivere questo concetto così complicato.
 

AZ209

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Boris backs improved Stansted rail links

London mayor Boris Jonson has added his weight behind calls for improved rail links between the capital and Stansted.
Upgrading the line carrying the Stansted Express train service was not among priorities put forward by Network Rail in a 30-year regional plan last autumn, mentioned only on a wish-list out to beyond 2040.
Airports Commission chairman Sir Howard Davies criticised Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne for having ignored the commission’s findings that rail links to Stansted must be improved as a priority.
Johnson is also backing a four-track solution, which could allow fast trains between the City and Stansted to run at around 20 minutes, less than half the current journey time.
“There is a strong nationally important case to be made for four-tracking ... as a precursor to Crossrail 2,” the mayor wrote in a letter to Carne that has been seen by The Times, in which he added that he was “disappointed that it has not been fully assessed”.
“Massively improving journey times and reliability between London Stansted and Cambridge [will] support the government’s aspiration for Cambridge to become an economic powerhouse, part of improving the links between the ‘golden triangle’ of London, Cambridge and Oxford and improving surface links to Stansted,” he wrote.
A spokesman for Stansted owner Manchester Airports Group told the newspaper: “Unlike other London airports, Stansted has spare runway capacity today and significant room to grow in the future.
“It is vital that faster rail services are delivered between London and Stansted to ensure that this potential is utilised, and it is encouraging that the mayor recognises this.
“We have identified a clear solution for speeding up train services to Stansted. It is now time to get on and deliver these improvements.”
Network Rail said it would consider all the responses to its present consultation.
Magari, ma ci credo poco che accadra' in tempi umani.
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Artic...boris-backs-improved-stansted-rail-links.html
 

Moran

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AZ209

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In questo periodo tra l'altro ci sono lavori di manutenzione in corso sulla linea, nei weekend il servizio è ridotto specie in orario notturno.
Parliamoci chiaro, il servizio, anche senza i lavori di manutenzione, ha sempre fatto pena. Tempi di percorrenza spesso molto piu' lunghi dei 45minuti pubblicizzati (anche 1 ora), varie noiose fermate intermedie (alla mxp express), si rompe spessissimo ecc.
Sono sempre stati un furto i £20 che chiedono imho.
 

Moran

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Le ultime volte che l'ho preso ci ha messo 45' e 47' rispettivamente (l'ultima la settimana scorsa), ecco perché dicevo che il servizio a mio avviso è migliorato. Poi adesso ci sono le superofferte, £8 a tratta prenotando un mese prima e £12 a tratta prenotando una settimana prima, diventa più che competitivo con servizi analoghi. Fermate intermedie dovrebbe essere rimasta solo quella a Tottenham Hale. Il wi-fi funziona bene su tutta la linea. Al confronto mi dice un mio amico di Londra che vola spesso su LGW che il Gatwick Express, che percorre una tratta molto più breve, è diventato una rapina a mano armata.
 

AZ209

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Stansted targets 40-minute train trip to London

Stansted hopes to cut the duration of train journeys from London to 40 minutes by 2019.
Trains to the airport currently take an average of 47 minutes, but the airport believes that a new train franchise, East Anglia, can cut this.
East Anglia takes over from the current operator in October 2016 and the airport is calling on the government to make reducing the Stansted Express travel time one of 12 key commitments.
Other requests include:

  • Finding ways of running non-stop services during the early morning and late evening, including a direct service from Stratford.
  • Making the 03.40 service from London’s Liverpool Street station a daily train. It currently runs on Monday, Friday and Saturday.
  • Exploring the possibility of 24-hour trains.
  • Extending contactless payment and smart card technology on the Stansted Express by late 2018.
The airport believes its can double its current 20 million passengers a year if it gets improved rail connectivity.
Andrew Harrison, Stansted’s managing director said: “In tendering the new franchise, it is important that the Department for Transport recognises the urgent need for improvements in rail connectivity to Stansted.”
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