January 2006

Axe to fall on rail network

Axe to fall on rail network

Ministers are preparing ways of closing or "mothballing" large sections of the railway network, according to an official document which ...
Government should learn the London lesson

Government should learn the London lesson

he new London transport commissioner, Peter Hendy, will soon have a new string to his bow - running part of ...
Rail unions stuck in 20th century

Rail unions stuck in 20th century

The RMT may use email to send out their press releases but that seems to be the only sign that ...
Rail 531: Dishonest GW deal signals cash crisis by end of decade

Rail 531: Dishonest GW deal signals cash crisis by end of decade

The Greater Western franchise, with its massive premium payments, is just a cynical attempt to cash in on the good ...
Darling facing a rough year

Darling facing a rough year

In the dog days of the Christmas and New Year break, journalists scrabbling for a story suddenly hit upon transport ...
London integration marred by Oyster short-sightedness

London integration marred by Oyster short-sightedness

The term ‘integrated transport’ has gone out of fashion largely because ministers realised that it did not mean much in ...
Little money available for new stations

Little money available for new stations

Plans to build a station on the main line north east of Chelmsford within the next ten years now seem ...
Rail 530: 2006: ‘plain vanilla’ franchise

Rail 530: 2006: ‘plain vanilla’ franchise

Fare increases, ‘lowest subsidy’ franchises with unachievable targets and the start of a cash squeeze on Network Rail all herald ...
Tories learning to oppose at last

Tories learning to oppose at last

Ever since Labour was elected in 1997, the Tories have been crap at opposition. They just did not understand what ...
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