The PPP is Gordon’s fault
Even by the standards of Britain’s many rail fiascos, the implosion of Tube contractor Metronet is...
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Gordon Brown must sort out the mess on the trains
Commuters in the South East can be excused for feeling bemused at the coverage given to...
Conflicting fares policies confuse passengers
It is London’s least-loved New Year ritual: once again, swingeing annual increases in Tube, bus and...-
Another day, another disaster for ‘world class’ outfit
It is scarcely believable that Metronet has yet again been responsible for major bungles on the... 
Metronet fails the PPP test
You could hardly call the recent warm weather a heatwave. And yet here we are once...
Is closing the Tube really necessary
It is the first stage of the most ambitious engineering programme on the Tube, involving modernisation...
Congestion charge three years on
After three years of the congestion charge, it is difficult to remember the enormous fuss that...
Kiley and Ken’s bust up
The palace coup at Transport for London which resulted in the angry departure of Bob Kiley...-
Let’s have some sensible ideas from the Government!
It has not been a good week for the commuter. While the falling autumn leaves have... 
Congestion charging around Heathrow airport
THE IDEA of charging motorists up to £20 to go to Heathrow along the M4 may...-
Ladbrook Grove verdict inevitable
The decision not to prosecute railway managers over the Ladbroke Grove accident was inevitable. Indeed, that... -
Hatfield illustrates the difficulty of pinning the blame for accidents
The Hatfield verdict illustrates the difficulty of pinning the blame for accidents on particular individuals within... -
Gerrards Cross tunnel was part of Tesco’s plan for new store sites
The rail passengers whose journeys will be disrupted over the next few months because of the... -
Eurotunnel’s depressing legacy
When Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac meet today, the EU constitutional treaty will not be the... 
Stop this railway madness
It sounded like good news when Network Rail announced that it had made an operating profit...
