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  • Rail 644: Why the PPP was doomed from the start
    0 May 22, 2010

    Rail 644: Why the PPP was doomed from the start

      This column was going to be an analysis of the new government’s likely position on...
  • The PPP is the scandal no one noticed
    4 May 8, 2010

    The PPP is the scandal no one noticed

    One could hardly write the script as fiction. On the very day that Gordon Brown is...
  • Tory chaos – and PPP is sidelined
    1 March 13, 2010

    Tory chaos – and PPP is sidelined

    So much happening all bunched together, that I have had no time to blog – how...
  • Another nail in the PPP’s coffin
    3 January 25, 2010

    Another nail in the PPP’s coffin

    The rejection on Friday by an indpendent adjudicator of £327m claims by Tube Lines against Transport...
  • Tube lines: you cannot be serious
    3 December 17, 2009

    Tube lines: you cannot be serious

    Just as a little addition to my previous blog entry, the arbiter pretty much confirmed what...
  • Tube Lines – the end?
    4 December 13, 2009

    Tube Lines – the end?

    I have been hearing reports that the PPP Arbiter for the Tube, Chris Bolt, is minded...
  • Rail 627: PPP will be a burden for new Underground boss
    10 October 1, 2009

    Rail 627: PPP will be a burden for new Underground boss

    Transport for London has, wisely, played safe by appointing an old hand, Mike Brown, as head...
  • PPP mistakes spreading around the world
    4 September 16, 2009

    PPP mistakes spreading around the world

    I’ve just come back from a trip to St Petersburg where, at the instigation of the...
  • Strange date to publish report
    5 June 4, 2009

    Strange date to publish report

    I am not usually a conspiracy theorist, but the decision of the National Audit Office to...
  • Rail extra: Tim O’Toole, the Underground’s unlikely hero
    1 May 7, 2009

    Rail extra: Tim O’Toole, the Underground’s unlikely hero

    Tim O’Toole was by no means an obvious choice for the job of running London Underground...
  • PPP was fundamentally flawed says departing Tube boss
    0 April 17, 2009

    PPP was fundamentally flawed says departing Tube boss

    Tim O’Toole, the managing director of London Underground who is leaving at the end of the...
  • Hitachi deal raises too many questions
    16 February 13, 2009

    Hitachi deal raises too many questions

    The attempt to spin the Hitachi train deal as a British-led consortium clearly backfired given this...
  • My latest articles:

    • Why cycling needs to be taken seriously by politicians and planners April 24, 2018
    • Driverless deathtraps March 25, 2018
    • Rail 849: Another potential rail scandal as short-termism wins out again March 21, 2018
    • Rail 848: The scams that cost the railway dear March 7, 2018
    • Opposing Brexit will lose us some votes, but gain us many more February 26, 2018
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    The automatic announcer on the 18 12 leaving Waterloo for Shepperton just said it was our final destination...who says robots do not have a sense of humour?

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    RT @talkRADIO Christian Wolmar: "More bank holidays are good for business because they'll get more trade." Andrew Bridgen MP: "This is a quick headline for Jeremy Corbyn, desperate to get away from anti-Semitism reports." @JuliaHB1 | @ABridgen | @christianwolmar | talkradio.co.uk/live pic.twitter.com/aBol…

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    • Why cycling needs to be taken seriously by politicians and planners April 24, 2018
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    • Rail 849: Another potential rail scandal as short-termism wins out again March 21, 2018
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    The automatic announcer on the 18 12 leaving Waterloo for Shepperton just said it was our final destination...who says robots do not have a sense of humour?

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