January 2004

Rail 479: 'Two Brains' and Howells unite on need for change

Rail 479: ‘Two Brains’ and Howells unite on need for change

The Great Debate on the future structure of the railway is already taking place at the highest levels in Whitehall ...
Labour should just renationalise the railways

Labour should just renationalise the railways

Yesterday’s announcement of a rail review marks the first step in the long march towards common sense on the railways ...
Blood on the tracks

Blood on the tracks

2004 will go down as the year when the government was longer able to ignore the crisis on the railways ...
Rail 478: Cash crisis jeopardises rail's regional regeneration role

Rail 478: Cash crisis jeopardises rail’s regional regeneration role

Regional rail routes are a key driving force for economic regeneration, but Christian Wolmar warns that soaring costs and the ...
On the wrong track; Labour's worst failure

On the wrong track; Labour’s worst failure

Transport ministers are on the warpath over the railways. Suddenly, the scale of the money pouring into what seems like ...
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