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| Report over New Year rail delays | Report over New Year rail delays |
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| A report examining delays in engineering work which wrecked travel plans for thousands of people over New Year is to be published later. | A report examining delays in engineering work which wrecked travel plans for thousands of people over New Year is to be published later. |
| Work on the West Coast line at Rugby and Nuneaton was delayed by four days and London's Liverpool Street station was also shut for longer than planned. | |
| Network Rail, which had overall control of the work, will publish the report. | Network Rail, which had overall control of the work, will publish the report. |
| The investigation has run in parallel to one started by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). | The investigation has run in parallel to one started by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). |
| The ORR's findings are expected to be published at the end of February. | The ORR's findings are expected to be published at the end of February. |
| Passenger groups | Passenger groups |
| The work on the West Coast at Rugby and Nuneaton in Warwickshire closed a 40-mile section of the line and passengers were forced to take buses between Birmingham and Northampton. | The work on the West Coast at Rugby and Nuneaton in Warwickshire closed a 40-mile section of the line and passengers were forced to take buses between Birmingham and Northampton. |
| Engineers should have finished by the end of 30 December, but Network Rail, which used contactors to carry out the repairs, said it needed another day to complete the £415m job. | Engineers should have finished by the end of 30 December, but Network Rail, which used contactors to carry out the repairs, said it needed another day to complete the £415m job. |
| Work was not finished for a further three days, with full services not returning until 4 January. | Work was not finished for a further three days, with full services not returning until 4 January. |
| There were also problems on services run by the One train company, with Liverpool Street station having to remain fully closed for about half a day more than was originally planned. | |
| 'Learn lessons' | 'Learn lessons' |
| Opposition MPs, business leaders and passenger groups have condemned Network Rail's handling of the engineering work. | Opposition MPs, business leaders and passenger groups have condemned Network Rail's handling of the engineering work. |
| The company's chief executive, Iain Coucher, said earlier in the week: "We at Network Rail have taken responsibility and we reiterate our apology. | The company's chief executive, Iain Coucher, said earlier in the week: "We at Network Rail have taken responsibility and we reiterate our apology. |
| "Nonetheless, I wanted personally to hear explanations from the relevant contractors. | "Nonetheless, I wanted personally to hear explanations from the relevant contractors. |
| "What happened was totally unacceptable and we have to learn lessons, so it does not happen again." | "What happened was totally unacceptable and we have to learn lessons, so it does not happen again." |
| ORR fined Network Rail £2.4m for a signalling work overrun at Portsmouth in 2006. | ORR fined Network Rail £2.4m for a signalling work overrun at Portsmouth in 2006. |