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8 June 28, 2012
NR needs to be more sensitive but leaves must be kept off the line
Network Rail has brought out the fierce Amazonian tribesman in many of us. From Whitstable to...
7 March 27, 2012
Airport muddle highlights transport policy chaos
The coalition seems to be on a kamikaze course when it comes to transport. Actually, that’s...
14 January 11, 2012
HS2 case based on dodgy methodology
Given the scale and cost of HS2, the case to build the line rests on remarkably...
5 January 9, 2012
Passengers pay twice for rail journeys
The British version of Le Grand Retour takes place today as everyone finally returns to work....
16 November 7, 2011
Motorway crash makes 80 mph look foolhardy
The plan to raise motorway speed limits to 80 mph, launched to much acclaim at the...
0 August 17, 2011
Hammond’s fare gamble
The collective wail of commuters was almost audible at stations across the country when they discovered...
4 May 19, 2011
Fragmentation is the problem, not the solution
Here is a bold prediction about today’s report into cutting costs on the railways: whatever it...
40 April 22, 2011
Time to derail the crazy train
Christian Wolmar Train companies are expecting 400,000 people to travel into London by train for the...
109 December 20, 2010
High speed evidence is flimsy
I love railways. It was only the discovery of girls that lured me away from...
5 September 7, 2010
A strike too far?
Watching Bob Crow in action is an instant history lesson. His way of conducting industrial disputes...
2 March 27, 2010
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...
6 December 21, 2009
Eurostar has let the railways down
A love affair with trains is like marriage to a serial philanderer. Just when things...
1 October 16, 2009
Boris bashes the bus users
Boris Johnson is discovering the hard way that as mayor he cannot just be the blond...
1 April 14, 2009
Network Rail bosses not worth City salaries
Claims by Network Rail senior managers that they deserve six-figure bonuses on top of their generous...
0 September 15, 2007
Fire and Steam Review by Michael Binyon
Michael Binyon powers through a rollicking new history of the British railway system, while Stephen McClarence...