Rail 427: Plan is not the ‘full monty’, but there’s enough to excite hope
The SRA’s much-vaunted Strategic Plan does at least propose some short and medium-term measures to improve the railway, but CHRISTIAN WOLMAR warns it has two potential weaknesses: lack of longterm vision and no guarantee the private sector will cough up its share of the cash.
The Strategic Plan is a bit of a damp squib but that was to be expected. Sir Alastair Morton, the former chairman of the Strategic Rail ...
Rail 426: Fast but inflexible Eurostar faces long haul into profit
Eurostar symbolises both the benefits and the bugbears of the railway, combining speed with inflexibility. Despite efforts by its highly articulate and able French chairman to improve the operation’s finances, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR believes it will still be some time before it can get into the black.
I have a love-hate relationship with Eurostar. It is impossible not to be impressed with the smoothrunning trains overtaking the cars on the motorway as ...
