Rail 433: Is the Underground being lined up for Hatfield Mk 2?
As negotiations over the Private Public Partnership for the Tube, lasting over four years, approach conclusion,...
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Rail 432: It’s time railway bosses supported Stephen Byers
Operation, maintenance and renewal of the infrastructure have effectively been renationalised with the promise of long-term...
Rail 431: ATOC lemmings must stop on the brink of railcard precipice
Train operators seem determined to press the self-destruct button again with their proposed restrictions on the...-
Rail 430: Taxpayer will pick up tab for much of Chiltern’s investment
Claims that the £371m new investment in the much-trumpeted 20-year Chiltern franchise will largely be funded... 
Rail 429: Gwyneth’s grillings generate a lot of heat but little light
The hearings of the Commons Transport Select Committee are usually great knockabout fun under its rumbustious...-
Rail 428: Crossrail benefits may bypass those who need them most
The revived London Crossrail scheme would be a powerful symbol of the capital’s modernity as well... -
Rail 427: Plan is not the ‘full monty’, but there’s enough to excite hope
The SRA’s much-vaunted Strategic Plan does at least propose some short and medium-term measures to improve... -
Rail 426: Fast but inflexible Eurostar faces long haul into profit
Eurostar symbolises both the benefits and the bugbears of the railway, combining speed with inflexibility. Despite... -
Rail 425: Festive tips for a fragmented, dysfunctional railway family
With his increasingly intemperate public statements, Railtrack Chief Executive Stephen Marshall is concentrating on winning a... -
Rail 424: SRA and ATOC lack authority over London transit body idea
By opposing the concept of a publicly accountable transit authority for London, the SRA is again... 
Rail 423: ‘Silly Company’ was victim of assisted suicide – not murder
The real story of the fall of Railtrack was not the Transport Secretary’s ‘murder’ of the...
Rail 422: Dear Richard, welcome to your job, but no compromises
In an open letter to Richard Bowker, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR urges the new Chairman of the Strategic...
Putting Labour back on track
Christian Wolmar and Neal Lawson argue that Transport Minister Stephen Byers should be backed not sacked...
Rail 421: We must seize this chance to travel toward railway Nirvana
After analysing the reasons for the collapse of Railtrack in RAIL 420, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR urges the...-
The life and death of Railtrack
The British government has dismayed private investors by seizing control of the company set up in...
