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| has gloss | eng: Metronet Rail was the brand of a partnership within the London Underground group. The group was responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure on nine London Underground lines. They would do the maintenance of tracks, trains, signals, civil work and stations. From 18 July 2007 to 26 May 2008, the company was in administration and had to be bailed out by the government. On 27 May 2008, the company was transferred back into public ownership under the authority of Transport for London. |
| has gloss | eng: Metronet Rail was the brand of a public-private partnership within the London Underground group that was responsible for the maintenance, renewal, and upgrade of the infrastructure on nine London Underground lines. This includes track, trains, signals, civil work and stations. From 18 July 2007 to 26 May 2008, the company was in administration and had to be bailed out by the government. On 27 May 2008, the company was transferred back into public ownership under the authority of Transport for London. In June 2009 the National Audit Office estimated that the failure of the Metronet PPP contract cost the taxpayer up to £410m adding that "most of the blame for Metronet's collapse lay with the consortium itself." The administration complete, the joint administrators petitioned the High Court of Justice for the winding-up of the company on the 3 November 2009, the petition is due to be herd on the 10 December 2009. |
| lexicalization | eng: Metronet |
| instance of | c/Companies of the United Kingdom |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Metronet ist ein privates Unternehmen, das für Unterhalt, Ersatz und Erneuerung der technischen Infrastruktur auf neun Linien der London Underground zuständig ist. Darunter fallen Schienen, Züge, Signale, Versorgungsleitungen und Stationen. An Metronet sind fünf Unternehmen beteiligt: Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Bombardier, Électricité de France und Thames Water (ein ehemaliges Tochterunternehmen von RWE). |
| lexicalization | deu: Metronet |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Metronet er en avdeling under London Underground, og er et av to foretak ansvarlig for vedlikehold og utbedring av Londons undergrunnsbane. Frem til 18. juli 2007 var selskapet i privat eie, men det ble satt under administrasjon etter avsløringer om kraftige kostnadsoverskridelser, og senere overtatt av Transport for London/London Underground. Metronet har ansvaret for ni av undergrunnslinjene; "tube"-linjene Bakerloo, Central og Victoria, og de grunne linjene (subsurface-linjene), Circle, District, East London, Hammersmith & City og Metropolitan. Før juli 2007 var Metronet et konsortium eid av de fem selskapene Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Bombardier Transportation, EDF Energy og RWE Thames Water. |
| lexicalization | nor: Metronet |
| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: A Metronet Rail é uma marca dentro do Metrô de Londres, grupo que é responsável pela manutenção, renovação e modernização da infra-estrutura em nove linhasdo Metrô. Isto inclui trilha, comboios, sinalização, obra civil e estações. A partir de 18 de Julho de 2007 a 26 de Maio de 2008, a empresa se encontrava em administração. Em 27 de Maio de 2008, a empresa foi transferida para a Transport for London. |
| lexicalization | por: Metronet |
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