MEDIA INVITATION: BUSINESS PLAN LAUNCH FOR WALES

Thursday 30 Mar 2006

MEDIA INVITATION: BUSINESS PLAN LAUNCH FOR WALES

Region & Route:: | Wales & Western: Wales & Borders; | Wales & Western

Date: Tuesday 4 April Time: 10:00 (duration approximately 1hr) Venue: Network Rail, St. David’s House, Wood Street, Cardiff Who: Robbie Burns, Western Route Director Paul Plummer, Director of Planning & Regulation Contact: Wales & West Country Press office 01793 515267 Journalists are invited to come and hear what Network Rail’s Business Plan 2006 reveals nationally and for Wales. Over the last three years, Network Rail has focused on getting all the basics right: creating the right structure; improving performance; controlling and reducing costs; developing our people; and being safe in everything we do. We are now looking forward and our plans are ambitious for a better performing and more efficient rail network, meeting the aspirations of our customers and growing the railway. The Business Plan 2006 will detail how we plan to spend the money we have available and what performance we are committed to deliver. It underlines our commitment to provide passengers and freight customers with the best service possible. It makes clear the scale of our ambitions as we continue to make strong progress towards creating a world class railway. Robbie Burns and Paul Plummer will detail the business plan and Robbie will be available for interview after a short presentation and discussion.

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