May 2004

Rail 488: UK should emulate Australian example of rail integration

Rail 488: UK should emulate Australian example of rail integration

Britain pioneered the ill-starred global reform of the railways in the 1990s. Back from addressing a conference in Australia, CHRISTIAN ...
The joke of the Class 377s

The joke of the Class 377s

Last night's nightmare journey for the passengers on the 17 45 Eastbourne train highlights a fundamental problem with the introduction ...
British Transport Police fights for its survival

British Transport Police fights for its survival

It seems an anomaly to have a separate police force for transport. Indeed, the British Transport Police’s name is rather ...
Rail 487: Light rail is trapped on tramlines of a mistaken model

Rail 487: Light rail is trapped on tramlines of a mistaken model

New light rail systems have proved expensive and some are failing to meet predictions of passenger numbers, but CHRISTIAN WOLMAR ...
Daft train must be derailed

Daft train must be derailed

One of the rail industry's biggest moguls, Sir James Sherwood the head of Sea Containers, reckons he has found an ...
A Tunnel Too Far

A Tunnel Too Far

When the Channel Tunnel opened 10 years ago Friday, it was hailed as an engineering marvel, a new paradigm for ...
London shows the way with its buses

London shows the way with its buses

I hardly ever get to write about buses. There is very little interest from newsdesks about the subject, even though ...
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