November 2006
All change?
The transport situation is so different now than 30 years ago that it suggests transport policy has undertaken a complete ...
Rail 553: Gwyneth lights touchpaper for franchise fireworks
I am furious with Gwyneth Dunwoody, the fiercesome chair of the Commons Transport Committee. She has threatened my job by ...
High speed line will never happen
It was brave of London & Continental to rebrand the Channel Tunnel Rail Link as High Speed One (thankfully not ...
Rail 552: Alexander faces arsenal of arguments over Woolwich
Ironically, the Transport Secretary’s quibbling about a paltry £200m for a new station at Woolwich could be a clue that ...
Lack of courage hinders transport progress
Timidity is the enemy of good governance. If anything characterises New Labour’s failings, it is the government’s failure to show ...
Chuffing great
Dow’s dictionary of railway quotations, compiled and edited by Andrew Dow, John Hopkins. ‘A common sheet of paper is enough ...
Runway running out for aviation
Photo credit: © Primary Image. Climate change is leaping up the political agenda so fast that it is difficult to ...