Sunak’s phony war is bound to result in defeat
Isn’t it extraordinary that the Tories scent blood over that most prosaic of innovations, the ponderously named low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) ...
Rail 988: ticket office madness
There is foolishness, insanity and utter and complete madness. It is difficult to characterise the announcement on the closure of ...
Rail 987: Wins and losses on the Great Western
There is nothing like a cab ride to learn about the state of the railway and there are few companions ...
Nowhere for tickets?
Rail enthusiasts may be on to something when they suggest that there is a deliberate plot afoot in the Government ...
Rail 986: The unsung railway heroes of WW2
Time for a summer diversion away from the hubbub of rail chaos and government indecision, to which I will doubtless ...
Croydon tram disaster: the unanswered questions
The acquittal of the driver of the Croydon tram which overturned on a tight bend killing seven people in November ...
A newsletter with more links than a seaside golf course
Well busy does not describe the last month or so. Of course I chose May to go on holiday after ...
Rail 985: Crisis, what crisis?
When the new ministerial team at the Department for Transport took over after the brief interlude of the Truss premiership, ...
The story behind the Indian rail disaster
When three trains collided in eastern India on Friday night, killing at least 260 people and injuring hundreds more, the ...
Rail 984: Reluctant renationalisation
Well here’s an apparent paradox. The Conservative Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper has decided to effectively renationalise TransPennineExpress ...
Rail 983: Great British Railways pulled out of the hat?
There’s a bit of magic about Great British Railways. First it appeared out of the hat as a typical bit ...
Rail 982: Should HS2 be saved or scrapped?
I do not want to get into a ding dong over HS2 with my esteemed editor Nigel Harris and other ...
The crumbling edifice of rail privatisation
It should not really have taken Einstein to work out that doing the same thing and expecting a different result ...
