2 June 26, 2013Rail fares are out of controlRail fares have got out of control. Year after year since 2004 they have risen by...
0 October 16, 2009Blood, Iron and Gold reviewed by Christopher SylvesterRAILWAYS, declares Christian Wolmar in this illuminating study, “were the most important invention of the second...
0 August 30, 2006Gridlocked nationOne thing is sure as we approach the big Bank Holiday weekend. Today, tomorrow and especially...
0 August 8, 2006Should speed limits be reduced? Yes!Speed kills. It is as simple as that. For every 1 mph increase in speed, the...
0 May 17, 2006Time to rein in water companiesAs the threat of standpipes appearing on our street corners becomes ever greater, the water companies...
0 July 8, 2005We have to make sure the system stays openThis was the event that transport managers have been dreading since 9/11, or indeed since the...
0 February 18, 2005Second anniversary of the congestion chargeYesterday was the second anniversary of the introduction of the congestion charge in London and most...
0 January 2, 2005Train fares are unjustifiedToday’s above inflation fare rises for rail passengers are not the only bit of bad news...
0 November 7, 2004Level crossings are a danger to safetyYet again, a weak point in the railways has been exposed in a terrible accident. In...
0 October 4, 2004Leave ‘They think it’s all over’ alone!They think it’s all over is much more than just another vehicle for rude jokes about...
1 September 28, 2004Public opinion favours renationalisationIt is not surprising that polls show that most people would like the railways to be...
0 August 27, 2004British Airways needs to wise upAfter this week’s dreadful events at Heathrow, British Airways risks the same fate Marks & Spencers...
0 July 16, 2004Government blows its chance to sort out the railwaysWhen Alistair Darling announced his rail review in January, long suffering rail passengers hoped that after...
0 May 11, 2004Daft train must be derailedOne of the rail industry’s biggest moguls, Sir James Sherwood the head of Sea Containers, reckons...
0 March 11, 2004Finger points to both the Tories and LabourThe twin crises of the railways were cruelly exposed yesterday. Not only is the number of...