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Christian Says

Cinderella stations were forgotten

Cinderella stations were forgotten

The ever busy Lord Adonis launched his stations initiative with yet another tour of the country. It all came about ...
Sometimes I want to give up....

Sometimes I want to give up….

There are times when the transport madness in which we find ourselves is so depressing that I want to give ...
The railway becomes Mr Nasty

The railway becomes Mr Nasty

I have had a couple of bad experiences with train operators recently (and one good one,but you will have to ...
The great train robbery

The great train robbery

Blood, Iron and Gold Review by Andrew Martin, published on FT, the Evening Standard and the New Stateman. As I ...
The state put railways on the map

The state put railways on the map

Review by Andrew Adonis Published: October 4 2009 21:17 | Last updated: October 4 2009 21:17 Blood, Iron & Gold: ...
Boris bites the bullet to keep services

Boris bites the bullet to keep services

Big fares rises, especially on buses, are going to be announced on Thursday morning by Transport for London. Boris Johnson, ...
Hospital dilemma shows muddled thinking

Hospital dilemma shows muddled thinking

I've been lax about blogging recently as between the launch of my new book, Blood, Iron and Gold, and working ...
PPP mistakes spreading around the world

PPP mistakes spreading around the world

I've just come back from a trip to St Petersburg where, at the instigation of the Bankwatch organisation,  I gave ...
Network Rail undermines the case for high speed line

Network Rail undermines the case for high speed line

I have written about Network Rail's high speed announcement last week for my column in Rail magazine, but as a ...
Announcements have nothing to say

Announcements have nothing to say

I was on BBC breakfast today as they had picked up on an item in the Daily Mail bemoaning the ...
Road works schemes not working

Road works schemes not working

Just been on LBC where Nick Ferrari was particularly exercised about the number of roadworks affecting the capital. He has ...
Italian trains no longer on time

Italian trains no longer on time

Having a right wing government with fascists as part of the coalition does not seem to have helped Italian railways ...
Aviation blind spot

Aviation blind spot

There is much to commend the energy policy issued by the government today with its emphasis on renewable energy and ...
East coast saga will run and run

East coast saga will run and run

Long time no blog as I have been moving house and it takes a month to sort out the broadband, ...
Union and management should grow up

Union and management should grow up

I do not generally have much sympathy for Bob Crow. He runs a union as a political project, and therefore ...
Strange date to publish report

Strange date to publish report

I am not usually a conspiracy theorist, but the decision of the National Audit Office to publish its long-awaited report ...
A peaceful train journey at last

A peaceful train journey at last

Praise where it is due. I have just had a peaceful ride from near  Cambridge to Tottenham Hale on a ...
Lessons from New York

Lessons from New York

It is extraordinary that the Americans are showing us how to do things in terms of urban planning. Not only ...
Coucher still does not understand bonus issue

Coucher still does not understand bonus issue

One cheer for iain Coucher for foregoing part of his bonus. But listening to him on the Today programme yesterday, ...
Richard Bowker in the mire

Richard Bowker in the mire

I am not usually one to kick a person when he's down, but there is a certain enjoyment watching the ...
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