0 December 12, 2020Times review of Cathedrals of SteamReview by Richard Godwin London has 14 railway termini, more than any other city in the...
0 September 2, 2020The privatisation that never wasLet’s stop pretending that the railways were ever really privatised. When they were broken up into...
0 July 1, 2020Letter to The Times: Cut the bureaucracy, open the lines nowSir, The process for reopening railway lines as currently set up is cumbersome and slow. It...
3 May 19, 2020By acquiescing to impossible rules, the railways are killing themselvesBy trying to do the impossible, the railways are on a suicide mission. Trying to enforce...
3 January 24, 2020Letter to The Times: HS2 is the wrong schemeI detect that, like me and indeed Boris Johnson, Danny Finkelstein instinctively wants to support HS2,...
1 August 23, 2019Letter to The Times: HS2 review must look at fundamental questionsIt is excellent news that the HS2 scheme is finally being subjected to a thorough analysis,...
4 April 24, 2019Letter to The Times: Extinction Rebellion demonstrates the benefits of pedestrianisationThere has been much debate about the rights and wrongs of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations but...
0 April 11, 2019My (short) letter to The Times on franchisingThe row over pension funding highlights the impossibility of transferring real risks to the private sector....
1 February 8, 2019Letter to The Times on Driverless carsIt is unclear where the push for driverless cars (News, Feb 6) is coming from. There...
0 December 4, 2018Terry Morgan is not the problem for HS2The defenestration of Sir Terry Morgan, the chairman of HS2, has been as painfully slow as...
3 May 3, 2018Letter to The Times: Fix potholes but don’t build new roadsIt is excellent that The Times is highlighting the nation’s difficulties with transport as it is a neglected...
5 October 26, 2016Times letter: Heathrow decision inevitable following BrexitSir, Bad government begets bad government. Ironically it was David Cameron’s fatal decision to hold a...
7 August 15, 2016Nationalise the Thameslink Southern franchise!Everyone hates Govia, the train company responsible for the strike-ridden Southern rail services. Passengers are at...
2 July 1, 2016Rail companies need stiffer penaltiesThe cattle have started mooing. The least surprising statistic of the year is the revelation by...
0 February 24, 2015Ski safari delightsIt’s at dawn when I most appreciate this ski safari in the Dolomites. First, there is...