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Rail 902: The trains must be kept running – even empty
We have found out what living in a sci-fi dystopia is like. Fortunately, the basic services such as water and ...
Rail 901: Reaching into the unknown unknowns
Harold Macmillan used to say that what he was most worried about when Prime Minister were ‘events’ or, as Donald ...
Rail 900: Has the franchising question been answered at last?
Things are too busy and exciting in the rail industry to spend the whole of this column looking back but ...
Rail 899: HS2 arguments are fundamentally dishonest
One day there will be a superb book to be written about the shenanigans over the decision whether to build ...
Rail 898: Beeching cuts are not going to be reversed
This is one of those rare times when the fact that this column has to be written nearly a week ...
Rail 897: My love affair with Crossrail
Here is the news: Crossrail is happening. Yes, of course it is late and the most recent announcement, which has ...
Rail 896: A decade that was not all progress
The start of a new year, decade even, is obviously a time to both reflect on the past and to ...
Rail 895: Brexit will be done, but what next? And Mumbai’s amazing metro to be
So it’s over. Brexit is going to happen and the Conservatives will dominate politics for at least another four years ...
Rail 894: Devolution brings new impetus to Welsh railways
Wales has often been the forgotten part of the UK, attracting little attention or media interest. That is well illustrated ...
Rail 893: the unanswered questions on HS2
HS2 is the biggest infrastructure project ever to be built in this country. It is, too, controversial given the huge ...
Rail 892: The holy grail of technology can be a barrier to investment
There are many ways to kill off projects and the Department for Transport is proving particularly adept at finding new ...
Rail 891: It is not just big projects that are important – and the scandal of Gatwick Express
The publication of the Rail Enhancement Pipeline attracted little media coverage which is generally focussed on the big projects, such ...
Rail 890: Is Williams review groundhog day? …and a brief look at Albania
Sorry reader, it is difficult to avoid Brexit at the moment. I’ve just spent three days at the European Transport ...
Rail 889: Renationalising the railways is a good idea, but not a panacea
At one of the numerous Labour party conference fringe meetings on transport, a junior shadow transport minister said ‘Rail renationalisation ...
Rail 888: The railway journey in history, a respite from Brexit
Well dear reader, you deserve a break. So do I. We’ve all been inundated with Brexit, Leavers, Remainers, Boris Johnson ...
Rail 887: HS2 in danger
It had to happen. The biggest infrastructure project the UK has ever seen was never going to be nodded through ...
Rail 886: Franchising is still with us – just
Franchising is dead. Long live franchising! That seems to be the message from the unexpected announcement of the new deal ...
Rail 885: Leaked memo to Grant Shapps
The new transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has asked officials to ensure their briefings to him are no longer than two ...
Rail 884: Williams is wrong to shun Network Rail
Now comes the hard bit. Does Keith Williams know what he is doing? I am not asking that in a ...
Rail 883: Things are getting better – really!
Things are getting better. No, really, they are. The railways have largely been out of the news lately, apart from ...
