Johnson’s HS2 bind
December’s election result was both good and bad news for HS2. Boris Johnson is facing a...
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Nick Faith obituary: the gentleman mischief maker
The writer Nicholas Faith, who has died aged 85, was a gentleman mischief-maker. Courteous to a... -
Why Sadiq must declare war on Westminster
Westminster city council’s decision to block the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street threatens to undermine Sadiq Khan’s... -
RMT disputes are not a return to the 1970s
It’s all happening on the railways. A five day strike on Southern rail services, a walkout... -
Small can be beautiful for the railways
Railways are all the rage. Passenger numbers are at their highest level since the 1920s and... -
John Hibbs, architect of bus deregulation, obituary
John Hibbs, who has died aged 89, was known as the architect of bus deregulation in... -
Trains not necessarily as environmentally friendly as railways claim
Transport is the most visible consumer of energy apart from heating. From planes soaring into the... -
Rail fares become political
Governments used to be able to sneak through rail fare rises with barely a mention in... -
Labour compromise on franchises will please no one
Reports today suggest Labour is set to announce that it will allow parts of the rail... -
Bob Crow obituary
Bob Crow, the leader of the RMT (the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers),... -
Malaysia crash interest shows how safety has improved
The massive coverage given to the Malaysian air disaster highlights, paradoxically, the fact that air safety... -
HS2 is one big punt
Let battle commence. The controversy so far over the building of the new north-south high-speed railway... -
Chaos threatens boom on the railways
These are both the best of times and the worst of times for the railways. They... -
Robert Horton obit (add)
: Robert Horton played a crucial and controversial role in the privatisation of Britain’s railways in... -
Hammond accounting methods did not make sense
The conventional wisdom on Philip Hammond was the overused political cliche that he was a “safe...
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