January 2021 Newsletter: it’s not all gloom but….
I have not worn a suit for a year. I hate wearing suits but I am...
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The real reason behind opposition to Low Traffic Neighborhoods
By Pearl Ahrens and Christian Wolmar Last month, 322 people, from London and across the world,...
Times review of Cathedrals of Steam
Review by Richard Godwin London has 14 railway termini, more than any other city in the...
December newsletter: deja vu all over again
This is the newsletter that goes out to subscribers every month. If you want to subscribe...-
HS2 likes to keep things secret
With £20bn already swallowed up and an estimated £80bn more needed, HS2 is good at disposing... 
Rail 920: ORR focus on little used stations is an own goal
Lots of fun has been had over the past couple of weeks with Berney Arms, an...
Working together, a concept lost in the private free for all
Over the past few weeks, I have spent a lot of time talking to former British...-
Daily Telegraph review: Cathedrals of Steam:
By Christopher Howse In Cousin Chatterbox’s Railway Alphabet it says: “A is the Arch, which you... 
Rail 919: Welsh report shows that building roads is not the only or best option
Ever since the creation of a ministry of transport, just over a century ago, there has...
Rail 918: Why rail replacement services are so dreadful
If there’s one phrase that deters people from trying to take a train, it is...
November newsletter – Covid crisis – and book offers
The second lockdown has just started and I see little way out of this crisis for...
Cathedrals of Steam, the story of London’s terminus stations
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Competition to win a copy of my new book
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Spectator review of Cathedrals of Steam
By Julian Glover I began this book waiting for a diesel train to Derby, under the... 
Rail 917: Network Rail’s not invented here syndrome
Network Rail has rediscovered research. One of the great losses to the industry at privatisation was...
