Category Railways
THE EAST MIDLANDS NEED ANOTHER MAIN LINE, BUT NOT HS2
On 2 August several square metres of brickwork fell off one side of a road bridge over the Midland Main Line at Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire. Tons of rubble landed on the railway and all trains were stopped. There are no trains between Leicester and Loughborough, and hence no trains from Sheffield, Derby or Nottingham to St Pancras. On 2 […]
TO CUT TRAIN FARES, MAKE HOMES AFFORDABLE
Some types of rail fare are far higher in Britain than anywhere else in Europe. It is hard for comparisons to be exact, as UK rail fares are not determined by a rigid formula of so many pence per mile. But season tickets, and ordinary single or return tickets bought for travel the same day, are about 70% […]
IF I RETURN TO LABOUR, AM I AN “INFILTRATOR”?
On 12 August the Daily Mirror reported that the Labour Party will continue to investigate new members and registered supporters until 10 September, in order to expel “entryists” who have joined to vote for Jeremy Corbyn. It may allow them to vote, but then tell the independent Electoral Reform Services to delete their votes. MY […]
PATRICK McLOUGHLIN AND HS2 MUST GO
Richard Parry-Jones has resigned after almost three years as Chairman of Network Rail. He has borne full responsibility for its cost under-estimates and poor project management, which have, for example, seen Great Western electrification go £800 million over-budget and fall at least a year behind schedule. PATRICK McLOUGHLIN So why is Patrick McLoughlin still Transport […]
GREAT WESTERN ELECTRIFICATION IS STILL GOOD VALUE
The BBC quotes “rail industry insiders” saying that the cost of electrifying the Great Western Main Line has risen to £1.74bn and is running a year late. This is old news, as Labour challenged Network Rail and the Coalition in September 2014 on rumours of a cost overrun. Network Rail quickly admitted it, and two months later its chief Mark […]
