May 2007
Online Column
Why is it that the railways attract so much criticism? There was an extraordinary article in the Mail on Sunday ...
Will Gordon learn the PPP lesson?
Now that Big Gordon is assured of the Premiership, unless he falls under that proverbial bus, it is worth reflecting ...
Running on empty?
It may seem unbelievable to many commuters in the south east but it was transport that won the Olympics for ...
Rail 566: France: speed and spending before structure
The imminent opening of France’s latest TGV route underlines the importance of making maximum use of our own ‘High Speed ...
Rail 565: DfT can’t have it both ways on rolling stock
The failure of the rolling stock market is largely down to the franchising structure and not the ROSCOs’ behaviour, argues ...
The TGV success story
The Train à Grande Vitesse has revolutionised train travel in France. The high speed train service has destroyed much of ...
Serivce culture still missing on the railways
When the railways were privatised, one of the few promises I believed was that the new companies would be more ...
Road pricing is difficult balancing trick for rural areas
Nothing raises the hackles of most motorists more than the prospect of paying more to drive. This was well demonstrated ...
Is the law an ass when it comes to cyclists?
There has been a nasty spate of cyclists deaths in the part of North London where I live with three ...