tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post1827515276872651328..comments2023-08-11T15:08:18.696+01:00Comments on Miss Wagstaff Presents: The Blaenau Gwent Choo ChooMiss Wagstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989441538649127324noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-8752666110256501982007-12-17T08:33:00.000+00:002007-12-17T08:33:00.000+00:00I've received a statement from Amey, the project m...I've received a statement from Amey, the project managers for the scheme, which sheds some new light on proceedings - see the Transport Briefing website.<BR/><BR/>It seems there's very little left to be done before the railway can open to passengers and the WAG may have been a bit too quick to cancel the launch.<BR/><BR/>http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/sitesearch/homepageresults2.php?searchterm=Ebbw%20ValleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-73975478948684013102007-12-15T12:17:00.000+00:002007-12-15T12:17:00.000+00:00The project is run by the county council, I unders...The project is run by the county council, I understand tere are very god legal, powers resons why this was undertaken at the start of the project. It won't hapen in future. WAG may have its faults but it is opening line, ebbw vale and vog when westminster is very ambivalent. If balme lies anywhere its with the council and the project manager. Makes you worry about the whole regeneration of the steel site that they are responsible for too. Trish Law can stop whinging too, where were these calls for the line o be reopened pre the steel closure - labour again not serving the constituency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-56565209003499042252007-12-14T11:52:00.000+00:002007-12-14T11:52:00.000+00:00Half-Blood - It seems there's enough goings on in ...Half-Blood - It seems there's enough goings on in Blaenau Gwent to keep Trish in office for a while. Betsan's take on the current cock-up is highly amusing - wish I had thought of it :)Miss Wagstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989441538649127324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-62456384154249107732007-12-14T11:51:00.000+00:002007-12-14T11:51:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comments and concern. I'm very bus...Thanks for your comments and concern. I'm very busy up to Christmas and New Year - surprise surprise - will be posting next week on education again and whatever takes my fancy.Miss Wagstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989441538649127324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-43548289783385691272007-12-14T11:39:00.000+00:002007-12-14T11:39:00.000+00:00Pippa, you haven't blogged much this week. What's ...Pippa, you haven't blogged much this week. What's up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-53827188408861069352007-12-14T10:36:00.000+00:002007-12-14T10:36:00.000+00:00Only one thing worries me - what would the Welsh G...Only one thing worries me - what would the Welsh Government be like if they were responsible for every aspect of governing a country? <BR/><BR/>A very scary thought indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-16739646965748734302007-12-14T09:53:00.000+00:002007-12-14T09:53:00.000+00:00On the twelth day of christmas my goverment sent t...On the twelth day of christmas my goverment sent to me<BR/><BR/>Twelve months of waiting<BR/>Eleven more committees<BR/>Ten schools a closing <BR/>Nine cabinet ministers<BR/>Eight consultations<BR/>Seven new excuses<BR/>Six libdems fighting<BR/>Five wasted years<BR/>Four more tax rises<BR/>Three percent inflation<BR/>Two lost cdroms<BR/>Now we shall blame it all on Rhodri ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-87585456812865103542007-12-14T09:44:00.000+00:002007-12-14T09:44:00.000+00:00Is there no end to the embarrassment of WAG?Is there no end to the embarrassment of WAG?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-29251304884978400822007-12-13T18:41:00.000+00:002007-12-13T18:41:00.000+00:00I've blogged on this already. The big question is ...I've blogged on this already. The big question is - what blunder in Health and Safety is so bad that it's going to delay opening by two weeks and cost £2 million to put right, yet wasn't observed while the line was being repaired and improved? <BR/><BR/>And - if this problem does exist, is it likely to be more dangerous than travelling by road between Cardiff and Ebbw Vale? Because if not, how many people are going to die or be seriously injured because this project has not been opened on time?<BR/><BR/>Interesting thoughts, if rather morbid perhaps. I feel really sorry for Ebbw Vale though - it's just had one kicking after another these last few years.<BR/><BR/>On a lighter note, have you seen <A HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/2007/12/the_ebbe_vale_tale.html" REL="nofollow">Betsan's</A> take on it?The Half-Blood Welshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072936624444891100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-79379782366167339452007-12-13T16:11:00.000+00:002007-12-13T16:11:00.000+00:00£32m does not buy you one Railway - railway was al...£32m does not buy you one Railway - railway was already there. £32m converts a recently closed Freight line into a passenger line. Now for a couple of billion could get a High Speed brand new Railway linking North and South.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-25681154927105048672007-12-13T15:49:00.000+00:002007-12-13T15:49:00.000+00:00And if the WAG had been the slightest bit serious ...And if the WAG had been the slightest bit serious about rail projects they'd have been involved in it from day one not left it to a council to struggle to implement. That said fr anyone being £2M over on a £30M capital project isn't actually that bad - the rise in material and fuel costs during implementation is horrendous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274304154981222075.post-36484898460542501792007-12-13T15:48:00.000+00:002007-12-13T15:48:00.000+00:00Another WAG fiasco. Only this time they can partly...Another WAG fiasco. Only this time they can partly blame a County Council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com