March 2007

Gordon Brown will give go ahead to crossrail

Gordon Brown will give go ahead to crossrail

Gordon Brown has been largely silent on transport and therefore it is very difficult to assess what he is likely ...
Rail 562: Department should not be running the railway

Rail 562: Department should not be running the railway

This is one of those weeks when I wish I had three or four times as much space, as so ...
Railways face good and bad times

Railways face good and bad times

The plan to introduce a thousand extra carriages on the railway announced recently by Douglas Alexander, the transport secretary, highlights ...
Profit motive means wasted assets

Profit motive means wasted assets

The Channel Tunnel is a sadly wasted asset. Far from being a vital transport link with Europe, its relative unimportance ...
Rail 561: Grayrigg: some cause for concern

Rail 561: Grayrigg: some cause for concern

The long term consequences of the Grayrigg train derailment will not be as serious as those of previous rail crashes ...
Congestion charge needs courage

Congestion charge needs courage

The 1.8 million signatures on the recent road pricing petition is the least of the problems facing supporters of the ...
Turning up the heat

Turning up the heat

I used to think that climate change would only affect my yet to be born grandchildren, so I didn’t bother ...
Letter from the studios

Letter from the studios

I have received a lot of comments through the website on the recent Cumbria train accident and, in particular, on ...
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