March 2005

Rail 510: Tram schemes deserve protection against predatory buses

Rail 510: Tram schemes deserve protection against predatory buses

Alistair Darling’s disdain for light rail is belied by the success of schemes such as Nottingham’s new tramway, argues CHRISTIAN ...
rail 509: Mitchell in charge: the axeman cometh to Marsham Street

rail 509: Mitchell in charge: the axeman cometh to Marsham Street

Mike Mitchell’s appointment as rail director general has raised eyebrows among those who know him as a cost-cutter rather than ...
We love to knock our railways!

We love to knock our railways!

We love to knock our railways. It is almost a national sport to moan about delays, cancellations, fares and the ...
London cannot cope with closing the Tube

London cannot cope with closing the Tube

The idea of closing sections of the Northern line for months to carry out major repairs suggested by the Tube’s ...
Rail 508: £100m trains fiasco just a footnote in a sorry scandal

Rail 508: £100m trains fiasco just a footnote in a sorry scandal

RAIL’s exclusive revelations about the £100m new trains that can’t be used have underlined the idiocy of the railway’s unco-ordinated ...
Transport doesn't fit on the political agenda

Transport doesn’t fit on the political agenda

Transport has slipped down the political agenda. For the past few months, as other issues such as Iraq, the tsunami ...
Crazy calculations from the Government

Crazy calculations from the Government

I have always been a sceptic as far as conspiracy theories go. Mostly things go wrong because of cock ups ...
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