Johnson’s HS2 bind
December’s election result was both good and bad news for HS2. Boris Johnson is facing a...
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Nick Faith obituary: the gentleman mischief maker
The writer Nicholas Faith, who has died aged 85, was a gentleman mischief-maker. Courteous to a...
Why Sadiq must declare war on Westminster
Westminster city council’s decision to block the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street threatens to undermine Sadiq Khan’s...
RMT disputes are not a return to the 1970s
It’s all happening on the railways. A five day strike on Southern rail services, a walkout...
Small can be beautiful for the railways
Railways are all the rage. Passenger numbers are at their highest level since the 1920s and...
John Hibbs, architect of bus deregulation, obituary
John Hibbs, who has died aged 89, was known as the architect of bus deregulation in...
Trains not necessarily as environmentally friendly as railways claim
Transport is the most visible consumer of energy apart from heating. From planes soaring into the...
Rail fares become political
Governments used to be able to sneak through rail fare rises with barely a mention in...
Labour compromise on franchises will please no one
Reports today suggest Labour is set to announce that it will allow parts of the rail...-
Bob Crow obituary
Bob Crow, the leader of the RMT (the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers),... -
Malaysia crash interest shows how safety has improved
The massive coverage given to the Malaysian air disaster highlights, paradoxically, the fact that air safety... 
HS2 is one big punt
Let battle commence. The controversy so far over the building of the new north-south high-speed railway...-
Chaos threatens boom on the railways
These are both the best of times and the worst of times for the railways. They... 
Robert Horton obit (add)
: Robert Horton played a crucial and controversial role in the privatisation of Britain’s railways in...
Hammond accounting methods did not make sense
The conventional wisdom on Philip Hammond was the overused political cliche that he was a “safe...
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