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26 TAXI |22 SEPTEMBER 2015 www.ltda.co.uk | @TheLTDA NEWS Euston revamp revamped Transport The multi-billion pound redesign of Euston station will take an extra seven years to complete after the plans were redrawn. Work on the £2.25bn development is scheduled to get underway in 2017 but will now be completed in 2033 rather than 2026. The HS2 project, which now features a bright yellow roof, will be built in two stages to reduce disruption to passengers on the traditional network. Euston upgrade will last until 2033 Bosses said the proposals, which must be approved by parliament, were flexible enough to allow redevelopment of the type that has been done around London St Pancras, the terminus for HS1. The first six HS2 platforms will be built ready for service in 2026. A further five will replace platforms within the existing station by 2033. Plans for the destruction of homes and businesses to the west of the existing station remain the same, but arguments over what will be put in their place will rage for several years. Rupert Walker, the Euston development director for HS2 and Network Rail, said the original plans did not make the most of redevelopment opportunities and meant “disruption to passengers would have been a real issue.” He said planners had “redesigned from the bottom up, and reviewed every single requirement for the needs of HS2, rail passengers and the community”, adding: “Euston needs to become a station that both the nation and local community can be proud of – and share.” Camden council has criticised the plans and in response, said: “The council feels serious questions have been left unanswered on how major transport projects, such as Crossrail 2, will integrate with the station, and worries Camden will lose out as the full opportunity for local jobs and affordable homes on the site will not be realised as there is no commitment to comprehensive development of the station.” The new plans have ruled out any link between HS2 and HS1, the highspeed train line to Paris which starts at nearby St Pancras. News in brief Outlandish Tube plan unveiled Architects have dreamed up a bizarre plan to overcome overcrowding on the Circle Line which would mean turning it into a giant travellator. The team behind the idea claim that a three-lane moving walkway through the line’s 17-mile circuit could shorten journey times, triple capacity and even improve public health. The lanes would travel at different speeds, the fastest of which could move at up to 15mph, with the middle lane at between 6-9mph, and a slow lane at 3mph. The fact that the travellator would not stop would shorten the circuit from one hour to 56 minutes, but how London’s nighttime revellers would navigate the system without injury has not been explained. In Paris, a “trottoir roulant rapide” opened at Montparnasse station in 2002, moving at 6mph over 180 metres. It was slowed to 3mph after a spate of accidents. Relicensing at NSL? Save time and loss of work with this LTDA checklist ! o Vehicle registration certificate, logbook or new keeper’s supplement (complete with bill of sale/receipt) where vehicle is newly purchased prior to inspection o Current vehicle licence (for renewal inspections) o From October 1, 2014, vehicles no longer require a tax disc to be displayed. Vehicles can be taxed online or at a post office. If a vehicle is not recorded as taxed, NSL will accept an online application/ post office receipt. (Information at www.gov.co.uk/dvla/nomoretaxdisc) o Insurance certificate (not a copy) – properly affixed in the luggage compartment o Valid MOT certificate (issued 13 days or less before inspection) If vehicle is less than one year old an MOT is not required oTaximeter installation and calibration certificate, issued within 30 days of inspection o Exemption certificate (where applicable) o Modification approval (where applicable) o Tool to release ramps o Tyres - must conform to manufacturer’s specification (see table) Vehicle Make / Model Tyre Size Merc VitoMercedes Vito Euro 4 195/65 R 16 100/98T or 104/102T Mercedes Vito Euro 5 195/65 R 16 100/98T or 104/102T Fairway (declared max speed of 130 km/h) 175 R 16 N TX1 (declared speed of 130 km/h) 175 R 16 N TX1 (declared speed of 147 km/h) 175 R 16 Q TXII (declared speed of 147 km/h) 175 R 16 Q TX4 (declared speed of 147 km/h) 175 R 16 Q
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