PALAVRAS: Simon Danczuk
Anit tem um trabalho difícil. As ferrovias são algo que os britânicos gostam de reclamar - justificadamente de vez em quando. E agora o governo está criando algo chamado Great British Railways (GBR) - um órgão abrangente que assumirá os serviços ferroviários de rede, a infraestrutura em execução e os serviços de comissionamento. A GBR vai funcionar - foi que ele estava tendo uma nova perspectiva. Em vez da visão usual do engenheiro, muito comum em transporte, ele queria saber o que as pessoas, os clientes, queriam. Ele disse: "Conectar pessoas é o que é importante ..." e que as pessoas mais se importavam em ir de 'A' a 'B' com eficiência, para que pudessem passar mais tempo com a família. Ele fez questão de que "os clientes precisam estar no centro do que fazemos". As a proponent for large infrastructure schemes, he celebrated the recent opening of the Elizabeth Line in London, pressed the case for HS2, and reminded us that many countries were way ahead of us with these types of projects, not least Japan, who are now moving on to magnetic trains, which travel even faster.
We learnt that this has come about on the back of the Williams Rail Review which was established in September 2018 to look at the structure of the whole rail industry and the way passenger rail services are delivered.
What I particularly liked about Anit’s approach – and it’s important if GBR is going to work – was that he was taking a fresh perspective. Instead of the usual engineer’s view, all too common in transport, he wanted to know what people, customers, wanted.
He asked, “What are our railways here for?” He said, “Connecting people is what’s important…” and that people cared most about getting from ‘A’ to ‘B’ efficiently, so that they could spend more time with family.
He said the overall aim of GBR was to “bring the industry back together again” but that would need a decentralised model. He made the point that “customers need to be at the heart of what we do.”
Lord Adonis’s perspective was just as engaging. As a proponent for large infrastructure schemes, he celebrated the recent opening of the Elizabeth Line in London, pressed the case for HS2, and reminded us that many countries were way ahead of us with these types of projects, not least Japan, who are now moving on to magnetic trains, which travel even faster.
He went on to point out that we have less train electrification than any other major European country, and that needed to change, and that HS2 foi sobre capacidade com a nova linha liberando as linhas existentes para mais viagens e transporte ferroviárias locais. Trevor Steven, o ex -jogador de futebol profissional, também falou sobre como ele e
As well as the detailed discussion on transport, there was an excellent conversation about mental health, initially led by Anit sharing his experiences and perspectives. Trevor Steven, the former professional footballer, also talked about how himself and Causeway (a empresa de gerenciamento de software) estão trabalhando para reduzir os problemas de saúde mental na indústria da construção e outros na sala compartilharam seus conhecimentos e experiências. Com ótima comida e serviço fornecido por M Restaurant, discussão interessante e convidados fascinantes, a noite foi uma excelente ocasião, e eu estava satisfeito por não ter perdido. Downtown in Business
