I heard there was a cull at CTC on staff involved with projects
Cull is a bit of a harsh word to use!
A lot of contractors have either had their contracts terminated or will not be renewed, as well as the engineering voluntary redundancies which were well oversubscribed (unsurprisingly!). This was needed to get the headcount down as lots of project work has been pushed back in time and there isn't the demand any more for the resourcing.
Unfortunately, voluntary redundancies means the loss of some good people......the deadwood unfortunately still remain. Some might suggest that targeted compulsories aren't always a bad thing.......
RS