Hammond’s fare gamble
The collective wail of commuters was almost audible at stations across the country when they discovered...
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Fragmentation is the problem, not the solution
Here is a bold prediction about today’s report into cutting costs on the railways: whatever it...
Time to derail the crazy train
Christian Wolmar Train companies are expecting 400,000 people to travel into London by train for the...
High speed evidence is flimsy
I love railways. It was only the discovery of girls that lured me away from...-
A strike too far?
Watching Bob Crow in action is an instant history lesson. His way of conducting industrial disputes... -
Heathrow third runway is a dead duck
It’s time to give up on expanding Heathrow, the world’s least-loved airport. The High Court ruling... -
Eurostar has let the railways down
A love affair with trains is like marriage to a serial philanderer. Just when things... -
Boris bashes the bus users
Boris Johnson is discovering the hard way that as mayor he cannot just be the blond... 
Network Rail bosses not worth City salaries
Claims by Network Rail senior managers that they deserve six-figure bonuses on top of their generous...
Fire and Steam Review by Michael Binyon
Michael Binyon powers through a rollicking new history of the British railway system, while Stephen McClarence...
Tunnel Vision
Subterranean Railway Review Few Londoners have a good word for the Underground. Every day something seems...
Now charge £10 for congestion
Remember all that fuss last year about the Congestion charge? London was going to grind to...-
Take Ken’s £5 decongestant medicine and be glad today. It’s London’s last hope
Life in London will never be the same again. The imposition of the congestion charge takes...
