Christian Says
Christian Says
Cyclists can be the problem
It is impossible to shirk away from the problem of problem cyclists. I can't claim to be 100 per cent ...
Moscow at last
The last couple of legs on the Transsiberian were not quite as exciting as the earlier ones. On the third ...
Transsiberian – the prettiest section
The 450 km journey from Ulan Ude to Irkutsk oddly takes one from Asia to Europe. It is a beautiful ...
The longest, biggest, greatest railway
It’s all about size. The Transsiberian is of course the longest railway in the world by far, but it’s big ...
That end of the world feeling
At the end of the world is Vladivostok, 5700 miles from Moscow and 11 time zones from London. The journey ...
Laidlaw report suggests no answer to franchising dilemma
When ministers have digested the excellent Laidlaw report into the West Coast franchising fiasco, (at http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/laidlaw-report/laidlaw-report.pdf), there will be an ...
Franchising and structure bound to be questioned
The chaos over the West Coast bids is a direct result of the process and is bound to raise much ...
America trip (2): San Francisco
San Francisco has every type of public transport. There are trams, an underground system – BART – heritage cable cars, ...
America trip #1 Portland
Portland (Oregon) rightly has a reputation for innovative transport policies. It has an extensive tram system which is being expanded ...
Stand off and deliver? Not likely
Oh to be a fly on the wall at the meetings of the Rail Delivery Group, the body that is ...
Heathrow third runway hoo-ha misses the point
I wish the new transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, well and hope he is in post for rather longer than most of ...
P & O forgets about customer service
Gosh, now I know why people travel by Eurotunnel. Taking the P & O ferry back on Saturday evening was ...
These were the public sector games
One fact that the Prime Minister is bound to ignore at his legacy press conference is the role of the ...
Bradley Wiggins wrong on helmets
It is understandable for Bradley Wiggins to enter the debate on cycling helmets given the awful coincidence of a cyclist ...
Blue paths to nowhere
I have, belatedly, sampled the Cycle Superhighway that runs along the A11 through Mile End having gone to Stratford twice ...
Olympishambles – or not?
I am already getting calls from foreign media to comment on the transport situation for the Olympics. They have already ...
Security is clearly biggest threat to the Olympics
I'm beginning to change my mind. Given the thoroughness of the approach to transport problems, I was convinced that, apart ...
HS2 speculation suggests need for Plan B
While I am sceptical of the rumours published in the fiercely anti-HS2 Spectator about plans to abandon the scheme, it ...
Who needs cars?
The dire warnings about not using cars issued by Transport for London for the Olympic period beg a wider question ...
Moving around less
There's an interesting piece in this week's Economist, confirming that we are moving around less: http://www.economist.com/node/21554203 It does seem odd ...
