Comments on: New Street Gateway shops just the ticket for Network Rail and Birmingham council https://thechamberlainfiles.com/new-street-gateway-shops-just-the-ticket-for-network-rail-and-birmingham-council/ Politics, LEPs and economic development in the West Midlands Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:11:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: davidbfpo https://thechamberlainfiles.com/new-street-gateway-shops-just-the-ticket-for-network-rail-and-birmingham-council/#comment-8360 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:49:17 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=13284#comment-8360 Hurrah for Network rail and its allies – New Street Station is a shopping centre first.

What a dismal result for train users. A renovated station, already showing signs of “wear & tear”; OK, it may not be complete yet.

An opportunity missed Birmingham.

]]> By: Dave Harte https://thechamberlainfiles.com/new-street-gateway-shops-just-the-ticket-for-network-rail-and-birmingham-council/#comment-8349 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:39:33 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=13284#comment-8349 “The only relief for long-suffering customers will be extended platforms able to accommodate longer trains”

The ‘new’ New Street won’t have any platforms extended as far as I know. There’s nowhere to extend them to.

]]> By: nashienet https://thechamberlainfiles.com/new-street-gateway-shops-just-the-ticket-for-network-rail-and-birmingham-council/#comment-8350 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:28:33 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=13284#comment-8350 @ChamberlainFile link missing in that tweet, here it is – http://t.co/JbvOgO17EC

]]> By: Jodatu https://thechamberlainfiles.com/new-street-gateway-shops-just-the-ticket-for-network-rail-and-birmingham-council/#comment-8351 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:26:43 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=13284#comment-8351 @ChamberlainFile There is an alternative … ;-D

]]> By: Jodatu https://thechamberlainfiles.com/new-street-gateway-shops-just-the-ticket-for-network-rail-and-birmingham-council/#comment-8352 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:26:28 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=13284#comment-8352 @ChamberlainFile And the likelihood of lateness will increase whilst no serious effort is being sought to ease congestion at track level.

]]> By: Jodatu https://thechamberlainfiles.com/new-street-gateway-shops-just-the-ticket-for-network-rail-and-birmingham-council/#comment-8353 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:25:38 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=13284#comment-8353 @ChamberlainFile Looks as though predictions that ‘new’ New Street will be great place 2 shop whilst u wait 4 yr late train are coming true.

]]> By: paulmdale https://thechamberlainfiles.com/new-street-gateway-shops-just-the-ticket-for-network-rail-and-birmingham-council/#comment-8354 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:24:55 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=13284#comment-8354 New Street Gateway shopping centre with a railway station tagged on a canny bet after all @ChamberlainFile http://t.co/hoLcGinQUE

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