January 2008

Cycling boost still not enough

Cycling boost still not enough

The news that Cycling England, on whose board I sit, will receive £140m over the next three years to boost ...
Rail 583: Network Rail: New year, same old problems for the railway

Rail 583: Network Rail: New year, same old problems for the railway

What a terrible start to the year for the railways! It is difficult to know where to begin as the ...
Rail 582: Bridge bashes could lead to big disaster

Rail 582: Bridge bashes could lead to big disaster

Probably the most irritating delays on the railways are those caused by a bridge bash. I was on a Kings ...
Cheap car disaster

Cheap car disaster

The launch of the new cheap car, costing just $2,500, by the Indian firm Tata poses one of those awful ...
Time to get back on track

Time to get back on track

The real cost of the destruction of British Rail, initiated by John Major's government 15 years ago, is finally emerging ...
Passengers pay price in great railways fiasco

Passengers pay price in great railways fiasco

RAIL fares are up again. Amid the chaos of last week, it almost went unreported that most passengers faced the ...
Network Rail overruns highlight underlying flaws

Network Rail overruns highlight underlying flaws

It would be easy to dismiss the rail chaos caused by the engineering overrun at Rugby in the post Xmas ...
Fire and Steam Review by Michael Williams

Fire and Steam Review by Michael Williams

Christian Wolmar is becoming something of a national treasure these days. Just like Peter Snow at election time or Patrick ...
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