November 2007
Rail 579: Who is going to use the new high speed line?
In the run up to the opening of High Speed One, there was a flurry of interest about Deutsche Bahn ...
What is this obsession with air transport?
The consultation paper on Heathrow which is due to be published later today is predictably pro expansion. Already, Ruth Kelly ...
hydrogen fuel confusion
I have just received a big press release from Ken Livingstone on hydrogen fuel buses which are going to save ...
Rail 578: France should avoid PPP complexity
Off to Marseille, a fascinating city which seems little changed from the scenes in the 1971 classic The French Connection ...
St Pancras is a masterpiece – shame about the lack of trains
The opening of Britain’s first new main line railway for over a century is a momentous event - and a ...
Book review: The railway lands
Angela Inglis, Railway Lands, Catching St Pancras & King’s Cross (Troubador Publishing, £30) When St Pancras was first built in ...
The new cathedral for the railways
St Pancras is a rare example of upstaging the French at a game they usually play better far better than ...
Two cheers for the new high speed line
It is impossible not to be extremely excited about the opening of the high speed line between St Pancras and ...
Lies and damn statistics
The regular complaints from business organisations like the CBI and the British Chambers of Commerce about the weakness of the ...
New London franchise may point the way to the future
Almost unnoticed, London is benefiting from a massive investment programme in its railways. While the decision to go ahead with ...