July 2011

Boris bike extension still leaves big question

Boris bike extension still leaves big question

Boris Johnson has announced plans to extend the cycle hire scheme westwards as well as eastwards, and confirmed that Barclays ...
Rail 675: Vertical integration own goal from unions

Rail 675: Vertical integration own goal from unions

It has long been apparent that most of the difficulties of the railway since privatisation stem from the crass and ...
IEA report mixes the good, the bad and the ugly

IEA report mixes the good, the bad and the ugly

There are good reasons and bad reasons to oppose - or indeed support - HS2. The report by the right ...
Rail 674: Rail regulation needs sharpening up

Rail 674: Rail regulation needs sharpening up

A new broom has arrived at the Office of Rail Regulation and not before time. Richard Price, a very energetic ...
The slow death of British rail manufacturing

The slow death of British rail manufacturing

If you walk down the evocatively named Litchurch Lane to reach the Bombardier works in Derby, you can almost smell ...
Rail 673: How Airtrack was derailed

Rail 673: How Airtrack was derailed

On the one occasion I have had tea with Philip Hammond – an event unlikely to be repeated, I suspect ...
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