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Collin Carr reports...
A wider Cow Lane Bridge. Elevated railway illustration.
Impressive Town Hall venue Joint approach development through partnership has
Details of one of the many significant Network Rail has displayed a clear already reaped benefits for all concerned
railway schemes recently announced by determination to ensure that this scheme and this joint approach will be invaluable
Network Rail, are slowly being unveiled. is successfully delivered, using a joint as they move into more disruptive phases
The latest scheme to emerge from the approach which is designed to allow the where potentially complex and disruptive
drawing board is the redevelopment of public to have their say at all the key possession requirements will need to be
the railway through Reading Station. stages of the project. The Senior agreed.
Network Rail's Project Director Rupert Commercial Scheme Sponsor for Network
Walker and his senior team used a mobile Rail, Tony Walker, was keen to emphasise Brunel sulking?
exhibition to launch the event at the very that NR are working very closely with the The underlying problem of the existing
impressive Grade II listed Town Hall in Department for Transport, Reading layout at Reading Station goes back to
Reading. Borough Council, First Great Western (the Brunel who built a simple one-sided plan,
The exhibition was open to the public station facility manager), train and freight where all the buildings for the public and
for 5 days. Moving to different locations operators. both of the platforms were on the same
and ending up at the station itself, it is These organisations have represent- side of the tracks. This meant that trains
designed to maximise exposure to the atives working on their strategy group for had to cross each other to get in or out of
travelling public and the local community the project and also within the supporting the station. It is often suggested that
and to invite comment and feedback. project teams. He stressed that this Brunel did this in a sulk because his
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