August 2007

Rail 572: Another year of "could do better" in the railway school

Rail 572: Another year of “could do better” in the railway school

It’s that time of year folks, when the railway school headmaster sends out his end of year report to all ...
When will government take the environment seriously?

When will government take the environment seriously?

Good piece in The Guardian today about the government’s policy on the environment. Ashley Seager points out just how slowly ...
Rosco row unhappy legacy from Alexander

Rosco row unhappy legacy from Alexander

Ruth Kelly will not thank her two predecessors, Douglas Alexander and Alistair Darling, for dumping her with the enquiry currently ...
Blood on the tracks

Blood on the tracks

The long slow death of Metronet had an air of inevitability ever since the arbiter, Chris Bolt, announced late last ...
Rail 571: Government tries to wish rail growth away

Rail 571: Government tries to wish rail growth away

Pity the poor rail passenger. The big idea behind the Rail White Paper was not a major new high speed ...
White Paper offers no strategy

White Paper offers no strategy

To call the White Paper on railways disappointing would be rather like saying that the Hatfield train crash was a ...
The worst road in Britain

The worst road in Britain

In all the rush created by the rail announcements and the Metronet collapse, I have had little time to write ...
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