There is one policy that seems to unite more of the Tory party candidates than anything else. Scrapping HS2 gets a big cheer from the Tory grassroots and several of the candidates for leadership have already expressed their support for killing off the scheme. Make no mistake, this poses a serious threat to the project is in serious danger. While scrapping the project will waste the few billions already...

Wherever you look in the rail industry, there seems to be trouble ahead . I do not want to be a Cassandra, sounding warnings that will never be believed, but every conversation I have with railway people ends up with gloomy predictions. However, it is difficult not to be pessimistic.  I am usually a half glass full sort of fellow but it is difficult to sustain that in the...