Rail 891: It is not just big projects that are important – and the scandal of Gatwick Express
The publication of the Rail Enhancement Pipeline attracted little media coverage which is generally focussed on...
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Rail 890: Is Williams review groundhog day? …and a brief look at Albania
Sorry reader, it is difficult to avoid Brexit at the moment. I’ve just spent three days...
Rail 889: Renationalising the railways is a good idea, but not a panacea
At one of the numerous Labour party conference fringe meetings on transport, a junior shadow transport...
Rail 888: The railway journey in history, a respite from Brexit
Well dear reader, you deserve a break. So do I. We’ve all been inundated with Brexit, ...
Sustainable freight: is it possible?
Getting cars off the road and passengers into public transport is the simpler aspect of making...
Rail 887: HS2 in danger
It had to happen. The biggest infrastructure project the UK has ever seen was never going...
Rail 886: Franchising is still with us – just
Franchising is dead. Long live franchising! That seems to be the message from the unexpected announcement...-
Letter to The Times: HS2 review must look at fundamental questions
It is excellent news that the HS2 scheme is finally being subjected to a thorough analysis,... 
Rail 885: Leaked memo to Grant Shapps
The new transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has asked officials to ensure their briefings to him are...
Asleep on the job
London bus passengers lives are being put at risk, because Transport for London had refused to...
Rail 884: Williams is wrong to shun Network Rail
Now comes the hard bit. Does Keith Williams know what he is doing? I am not...
Rail 883: Things are getting better – really!
Things are getting better. No, really, they are. The railways have largely been out of the...
The electric car conundrum
Electric cars are not a new invention. When I was growing up in west London in...
Rail 882: It’s not only cuckoo clocks that the Swiss have got right
We are prisoners of history but we don’t have to be. When writing my various books...
Johnson: an unsuitable candidate
I rarely find the time to do blogs but watching Boris Johnson’s performances on the media...
