Robert Largan column: Rail services are about to get a major shake-up - and that s good news for passengers
Our railways are due to get their biggest shake-up in 25 years. The launch of Great British Railways is a welcome signal that the Government is putting passengers ahead of ideology to deliver better services for the High Peak.
Thursday, 27th May 2021, 12:00 am
Railways have helped to drive forward innovation and growth in this country for almost two centuries, right from the birth of the industrial revolution. But in recent years, we have seen our railways start to fall behind because of a fragmented and complex system that has not kept up with the times.By launching Great British Railways, a new public body with the familiar and iconic branding of our rail heritage will combine the best of the public and private sectors. This will help deliver faster and more reliable journeys as well as simpler fares.
Pop-up Classic Car store in Druten, the Netherlands
I am not sure to what extend the concept of Pop-up stores is known in India. So it is probably best to begin with a bit of a definition and explanation:
Quote: A pop-up shop is the term given to a shop or store that is deliberately temporary. Its a store that pops-up for a limited period of time to achieve a particular goal.
Overall, pop-up retail is becoming more and more common, challenging the traditional brick-and-mortar retail of long leases and large transaction-based flagship stores.
A pop-up store can look like a regular store, but many brands use them to create unique and engaging physical shopping experiences because they provide flexibility and the opportunity to experiment with less risk.
PETALING JAYA: A nine-member committee has been formed to investigate the head-on collision between two LRT trains in Kuala Lumpur.
The committee will be chaired by Transport Ministry secretary-general Datuk Isham Ishak, and assisted by deputy secretary general for policy Normah Osman (deputy chairman), land division secretary Wan Mohd Asraf Wan Salleh, legal adviser Azlin Sabtu and Air Accident Investigation Bureau chief inspector Brig-Jen Izani Ismail.
Also sitting in are Yuslizar Daud, former head of rail at the then Land Public Transport Commission, Anthony Arokianathan, maintenance support signalling engineer for Express Rail Link, Assoc Prof Dr Nor Aziati Abdul Hamid from the Industry Centre of Excellence for Railway at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, and Prof Dr Wong Shaw Voon from Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Engineering Faculty.