Rail 891: It is not just big projects that are important – and the scandal of Gatwick Express
The publication of the Rail Enhancement Pipeline attracted little media coverage which is generally focussed on...
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Rail 890: Is Williams review groundhog day? …and a brief look at Albania
Sorry reader, it is difficult to avoid Brexit at the moment. I’ve just spent three days...
Rail 889: Renationalising the railways is a good idea, but not a panacea
At one of the numerous Labour party conference fringe meetings on transport, a junior shadow transport...
Rail 888: The railway journey in history, a respite from Brexit
Well dear reader, you deserve a break. So do I. We’ve all been inundated with Brexit, ...
Rail 887: HS2 in danger
It had to happen. The biggest infrastructure project the UK has ever seen was never going...
Rail 886: Franchising is still with us – just
Franchising is dead. Long live franchising! That seems to be the message from the unexpected announcement...
Rail 885: Leaked memo to Grant Shapps
The new transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has asked officials to ensure their briefings to him are...
Rail 884: Williams is wrong to shun Network Rail
Now comes the hard bit. Does Keith Williams know what he is doing? I am not...
Rail 883: Things are getting better – really!
Things are getting better. No, really, they are. The railways have largely been out of the...
Rail 882: It’s not only cuckoo clocks that the Swiss have got right
We are prisoners of history but we don’t have to be. When writing my various books...
Rail 881: Reopening railway lines: popular and feasible says Lord Adonis
The most popular transport policy that I hear when canvassing people on the doorstep is undoubtedly...-
Rail 880: HS2 at risk from the Tory hordes
There is one policy that seems to unite more of the Tory party candidates than anything... 
Rail 879: The Crossrail mystery – what went wrong?
Wherever you look in the rail industry, there seems to be trouble ahead . I do...
Rail 878: Obsession with competition is a waste of effort
It’s fantasy time in the rail industry. Keith Williams made the mistake of asking for submissions...
Rail 877: Pensions confusion spells death of franchising
With the franchising system already reeling from a series of setbacks, somehow the Department for Transport...
