Rail 906: The railways must stop telling people not to use them
Whatever happened to ALARP? That’s the safety principle by which the railway is supposed to function...
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Rail 905: Risk assessment is key to future of the railways
Boris Johnson’s speech to the nation on Sunday May 10th was rambly, incoherent and he...
Rail 904: Abnormal, the new normal
We are now in the new normal of empty train stations, reduced timetables and injunctions to...
Rail 903: The new normal is totally abnormal
As a journalist for nigh on half a century, who has covered all kinds of extraordinary...
Rail 902: The trains must be kept running – even empty
We have found out what living in a sci-fi dystopia is like. Fortunately, the basic services...-
Rail 901: Reaching into the unknown unknowns
Harold Macmillan used to say that what he was most worried about when Prime Minister were... 
Rail 900: Has the franchising question been answered at last?
Things are too busy and exciting in the rail industry to spend the whole of this...
Rail 899: HS2 arguments are fundamentally dishonest
One day there will be a superb book to be written about the shenanigans over the...
Rail 898: Beeching cuts are not going to be reversed
This is one of those rare times when the fact that this column has to be...
Rail 897: My love affair with Crossrail
Here is the news: Crossrail is happening. Yes, of course it is late and the most...
Rail 896: A decade that was not all progress
The start of a new year, decade even, is obviously a time to both reflect on...
Rail 895: Brexit will be done, but what next? And Mumbai’s amazing metro to be
So it’s over. Brexit is going to happen and the Conservatives will dominate politics for at...
Rail 894: Devolution brings new impetus to Welsh railways
Wales has often been the forgotten part of the UK, attracting little attention or media interest....-
Rail 893: the unanswered questions on HS2
HS2 is the biggest infrastructure project ever to be built in this country. It is, too,... 
Rail 892: The holy grail of technology can be a barrier to investment
There are many ways to kill off projects and the Department for Transport is proving particularly...
