November 2021 newsletter
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Sadiq needs to scrap the Silvertown tunnel to secure Labour’s future in London
Here’s a question for Sadiq: do you want to win the next mayoral election, or at...
Letter to The Times: rail fares need sorting
Sir, Clare Foges is right to highlight how trains could make a far bigger contribution to...
Rail 942: A big test for the Levelling Up agenda
‘Levelling up’ is the big idea following on from other memorable catch phrases like ‘hug a...
Transport delights in Zurich
Zurich, with a population of 400,000, is one of the most pleasant places in the world...
Rail 941: The damaging war between London and the government
I love London, my home town and one of the great cities of the world. It...
The strange obsession with innovation
By Pearl Ahrens and Christian Wolmar Innovation has become something of a buzzword in recent years....
The fundamental contradiction of mobility
The fascinating paradox about transport is the contradiction between accessibility and mobility. We all want to...
Rail 940: Does HS2 fit with the decarbonising agenda?
The government’s decarbonisation policy document is a constipated effort, blood out of stone from reluctant politicians...
Rail 939: Crossrail’s long journey is almost over
It’s gone quiet on Crossrail recently, and they like it like that. No news is good...
September 2021 newsletter: a (sort of) return to normal
Life is returning to around 50 per cent normal, so this newsletter is focussing on various...
Rail 938: The unanswered questions over the Croydon tram disaster
For more than a century and a half, rail safety has improved thanks to learning from...
August newsletter: The driverless car conundrum solved
I have finally resolved a conundrum that has been bugging me for several years. Despite writing...
Rail 937: New station, old timetable
There seems to be a bit of a pattern to my summer writings in my attempt...
Rail 936: Louth, a gem hidden from the railway
I know I really ought to write about all the very important things going on in...
