Stockholm Metro

TNL33036
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Stockholm Metro Jan 24, 2024 1:27:39 GMT routew15 and TP1 like this

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Post by TNL33036 on Jan 24, 2024 1:27:39 GMT

Unsure where to put this but thought this is newsworthy:

Go-Ahead Group and ComfortDelgro joint venture awarded contract to operate Stockholm Metro.

Go-Ahead press release: newsroom.go-ahead.com/news/the-go-ahead-group-and-comfortdelgro-awarded-contract-to-operate-stockholms-metro-network

ComfortDelgro press release: www.comfortdelgro.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Media-Release-ComfortDelGro-Joint-Venture-With-Go-Ahead-Awarded-Stockholm-Metro-Tender.pdf

TP1
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Stockholm Metro Jan 25, 2024 9:34:20 GMT

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Post by TP1 on Jan 25, 2024 9:34:20 GMT

I'm really intrigued by this! I was completely expecting the likes of Keolis or Transdev to win off MTR.

It'll be interested to see what comes of it, though not that I find the Tunnelbana poorly managed. The off-peak 10 minute frequency is a slightly boring, but a first world problem and out of the hands of the operator.

Either way, good to see the back of MTR

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Go-Ahead are not going down well here! News in Swedish www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/efter-fiasko-i-england-nu-tar-hart-kritiserat-bolag-over-stockholms-tunnelbana

Withheld tax, thousands of canceled trains and extensive delays. Go-Ahead, which is now allowed to take over the subway traffic in Stockholm, is one of the UK's most reviled transport companies. In 2021, the government renationalized one of the company's train networks after a series of scandals. The business was taken away from them due to incompetence when it comes to railway operations, says Oxford researcher Oliver Lewis.

Go-Ahead has operated several rail lines in the UK since the 90s. But the company and operations have been surrounded by major problems for many years.

One of the most extensive was in Southern England in 2016. Around 60,000 trains were cancelled, including after extensive conflicts with the staff and damage to the tracks.

The press department at Connecting Stockholm AB writes via email that what happened in Great Britain was "an isolated incident" on "the British train market" and it "has been dealt with and acted out for a long time now".

Last Edit: Jan 25, 2024 10:24:58 GMT by TP1

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