Rail 390: Rail must offer all-inclusive package for a new century

Rail 390: Rail must offer all-inclusive package for a new century

The early railways were vehicles for helping cement the different strata of society into a cohesive whole. But today it’s ...
Rail 389: A fabulous pot of gold at the end of the railway's rainbow

Rail 389: A fabulous pot of gold at the end of the railway’s rainbow

The cash bonanza announced for the railway last month provides a unique opportunity to create a network fit for the ...
Rail 388: SRA must have a destination before starting the journey

Rail 388: SRA must have a destination before starting the journey

Despite the pitfalls of making predictions about the railway industry, the Strategic Rail Authority should not be renewing franchises without ...
Rail 387: SRA finally exerts muscle for the good of Britain's railfreight

Rail 387: SRA finally exerts muscle for the good of Britain’s railfreight

The railfreight industry has, for too long, been overshadowed by the cash cow express passenger business, which calls the agenda ...
Rail 386: Heads, the private operators win; tails, the taxpayer loses

Rail 386: Heads, the private operators win; tails, the taxpayer loses

Privatisation was supposed to switch the risks of rail operation to the private sector. While the profits have been transferred, ...
Rail 385: The summit of pointlessness predictability and poor timing

Rail 385: The summit of pointlessness predictability and poor timing

The Government’s latest rail summit received scant coverage in the non-specialist media - and that was no surprise. What was ...
Rail 383: The railway should hang on to its land of hope for the future

Rail 383: The railway should hang on to its land of hope for the future

When the rump of British Rail quietly restarted land and property sales last autumn, it provoked uproar from the rail ...
The transport row: who is to blame?

The transport row: who is to blame?

Christian Wolmar goes behind the scenes of the Blair-Prescott split and argues that, if cars are to be curbed, drivers ...
Everything you always wanted to know about the euro but were afraid to ask a Tory

Everything you always wanted to know about the euro but were afraid to ask a Tory

A cri de coeur from anti-euro euro man I have had enough of being treated like an ill-mannered fellow in ...
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