Victims cannot run the railways
Why the survivors' groups are legitimate targets Those politicians abject apologies over attempts to find out the political affiliations of ...
Can we trust Prescott’s New Communities plan?
It is difficult not to be a tad wary of John Prescott's New Communities scheme which is supposed to reshape ...
Rail 436: Architects of privatisation have blood on their hands
Jarvis Rail’s briefing to journalists about the possibility of sabotage at Potter’s Bar showed that the company was more concerned ...
Rail 435: Industry unites in conspiracy for common sense on safety
For once, the rail industry has demonstrated a united front in its resolute stance against the Uff/Cullen report’s recommendations on ...
Potters Bar Accident (transcript)
Interview: Christian Wolmar, author of Broken Rails, and George Muir, Director General of the Association of Train Operating Companies discuss ...
Raiil 434: Britain should have Dutch courage to learn NS lesson
Britain’s rail system has taken so many wrong turnings but it would be wrong to despair, says CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, just ...
Rail 433: Is the Underground being lined up for Hatfield Mk 2?
As negotiations over the Private Public Partnership for the Tube, lasting over four years, approach conclusion, the obvious question is ...
Rail 432: It’s time railway bosses supported Stephen Byers
Operation, maintenance and renewal of the infrastructure have effectively been renationalised with the promise of long-term Government support by the ...
Rail 431: ATOC lemmings must stop on the brink of railcard precipice
Train operators seem determined to press the self-destruct button again with their proposed restrictions on the Network Railcard. CHRISTIAN WOLMAR ...
Rail 430: Taxpayer will pick up tab for much of Chiltern’s investment
Claims that the £371m new investment in the much-trumpeted 20-year Chiltern franchise will largely be funded by the private sector ...
Rail 429: Gwyneth’s grillings generate a lot of heat but little light
The hearings of the Commons Transport Select Committee are usually great knockabout fun under its rumbustious Chairman Gwyneth Dunwoody, but, ...
Rail 428: Crossrail benefits may bypass those who need them most
The revived London Crossrail scheme would be a powerful symbol of the capital’s modernity as well as a big boost ...
Rail 427: Plan is not the ‘full monty’, but there’s enough to excite hope
The SRA’s much-vaunted Strategic Plan does at least propose some short and medium-term measures to improve the railway, but CHRISTIAN ...
Rail 426: Fast but inflexible Eurostar faces long haul into profit
Eurostar symbolises both the benefits and the bugbears of the railway, combining speed with inflexibility. Despite efforts by its highly ...
Rail 425: Festive tips for a fragmented, dysfunctional railway family
With his increasingly intemperate public statements, Railtrack Chief Executive Stephen Marshall is concentrating on winning a better deal for his ...
Rail 424: SRA and ATOC lack authority over London transit body idea
By opposing the concept of a publicly accountable transit authority for London, the SRA is again demonstrating its lack of ...
Rail 423: ‘Silly Company’ was victim of assisted suicide – not murder
The real story of the fall of Railtrack was not the Transport Secretary’s ‘murder’ of the company but its senior ...
Rail 422: Dear Richard, welcome to your job, but no compromises
In an open letter to Richard Bowker, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR urges the new Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority to redraw ...
Putting Labour back on track
Christian Wolmar and Neal Lawson argue that Transport Minister Stephen Byers should be backed not sacked for his handling of ...
Rail 421: We must seize this chance to travel toward railway Nirvana
After analysing the reasons for the collapse of Railtrack in RAIL 420, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR urges the industry to put the ...
