Rail 942: A big test for the Levelling Up agenda
‘Levelling up’ is the big idea following on from other memorable catch phrases like ‘hug a...
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Rail 941: The damaging war between London and the government
I love London, my home town and one of the great cities of the world. It...
Rail 940: Does HS2 fit with the decarbonising agenda?
The government’s decarbonisation policy document is a constipated effort, blood out of stone from reluctant politicians...
Rail 939: Crossrail’s long journey is almost over
It’s gone quiet on Crossrail recently, and they like it like that. No news is good...
Rail 938: The unanswered questions over the Croydon tram disaster
For more than a century and a half, rail safety has improved thanks to learning from...
Rail 937: New station, old timetable
There seems to be a bit of a pattern to my summer writings in my attempt...
Rail 936: Louth, a gem hidden from the railway
I know I really ought to write about all the very important things going on in...
Rail 935: Can Network Rail be tamed?
The story of the next couple of years in the rail industry will be how to...
Rail 934: A bridge over troubled concrete
Over the years, as a journalist, I have occasionally come across stories that simply do not...
Rail 933: 10 questions about Williams Shapps report
There is no doubt that the Williams Shapps report could have been a lot worse. There...
Rail 932: Great? New plan for railways falls short
If you want to understand the intentions behind the Government’s White Paper heralding the arrival of...
Rail 931: British government should participate in the Eurostar rescue
When people suggest to me that it would be best if politics were left out of...
Rail 930: Let’s stop pretending you can impose capitalism on the railways
We are entering a period of Big Government. Indeed, we have been in one for the...
Rail 929: WISPer it, the 30 year plan for the railways
Just in case there were not enough ‘initiatives’ being launched by his department, Grant Shapps, the...
Rail 928: It’s the passengers who count
The future of rail has been rather a long time coming. The report on ‘Trains fit...
