Rail 981: The missing transport policy

Rail 981: The missing transport policy

There was, once upon a time, the concept of a transport policy. Actually, as I wrote in my short book, ...
The return of the sleeper train

The return of the sleeper train

It’s a fabulous combination: travelling by train and sleeping. And the good news is that the concept of sleeper trains ...
Rail 980: HS2 on the brink

Rail 980: HS2 on the brink

Euston is currently a disaster zone – in every sense. I admit this is a subjective view as I live ...
HS2 going anywhere?

HS2 going anywhere?

The suggestion that HS2 could end permanently at Old Oak Common was an idea born of desperation. Although Jeremy Hunt, ...
Letter to The Times: Labour should question HS2

Letter to The Times: Labour should question HS2

Sir. That HS2 has become a money pit pretending to be a job creation scheme was always predictable. The problem ...
Rail 979: Could a Cyber attack stop Britain's railways?

Rail 979: Could a Cyber attack stop Britain’s railways?

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. That’s an old adage of some tabloid newspapers ...
Rail 978: Labour's plans for the railways are...

Rail 978: Labour’s plans for the railways are…

Masked by Keir Starmer’s speech setting out his plans for a Labour government, on the same day there was a ...
Rail 977: Sandwich joke masks thin gruel

Rail 977: Sandwich joke masks thin gruel

Perhaps it shouldn’t matter. Mark Harper, in his keynote speech, went for that old trope of mentioning British Rail sandwiches ...
Scroll to Top