Christian Says
Christian Says
A brilliant idea
A simple but fantastic idea was put forward at a conference I was chairing last week. A councillor from Weymouth ...
Channel tunnel fire chaos
Bit ironic that my last blog but one comments on the sometimes poor service operated by Eurostar. Certainly the company ...
Boris flounders
I just wonder how long it will take before David Cameron wishes that Boris - why are London mayors always ...
Eurostar not as good as it should be
There is something deeply unsatisfying about Eurostar. I think the performance of the management is complacent rather than dynamic, and ...
Ryanrailways
I am off, again, on the Eurostar train today to go to Italy via an overnight to Firenze. It is ...
Bicycle bombs myth debunked
Back in the UK after the long haul nightmare, it was refreshing to find an article about research rigorously debunking ...
Last letter from Australia
The Australian addiction to the car has very deep roots. I am reading an absolutely fabulous novel about Melbourne between ...
Letter from Australia (3)
After the spartan and drab train between Sydney and Newcastle, which technically is a local Sydney service, I took the ...
Letter from Australia (2)
Just a quick few thoughts about Australian trains. Most of the rail industry is , of course, geared towards freight ...
Letter from Australia
Nothing is stranger than arriving in Australia after 20 hours in an aeroplane. It was already dark, a whole day ...
Cycling basics still not learnt
I am off to Australia on July 18th for two weeks to give three talks on how to increase cycling ...
Things are different abroad
I spent a hectic weekend going to Chamonix and back by train to join in the celebrations of the 100 ...
Road deaths down but why?
The difficulty with statistics is highlighted by the announcement of a significant fall in the number of road deaths in ...
Boris must stand up to security taliban
A 'security expert' has advised Boris Johnson that he should not bicycle to work because he is a likely terrorist ...
When Tony Blair looked young
My programme for BBC TV Wales on First Great Western was screened last night (available on BBC iplayer till next ...
Green measures first to go
Here we go again. Suddenly the issue of a little bit of extra tax on fuel inefficient cars is being ...
helmet debate
I see that Jon Snow berated Boris Johnson for not wearing a helmet when he overtakes the mayor, when both ...
The beauty of railways
I had my first proper view of the Settle - Carlisle railway a couple of days ago,when I travelled there ...
Spare us from Boris
London could be about to endure the embarrassing and possibly tragic fate of electing its own version of the Hartlepool ...
Deaths of doughty fighters
As ever, have been a bit busy to blog but the coincidence of the deaths of two very significant, if ...