The 25th of April policy document ‘Labour’s Plan to Fix Britain’s Railways’ is really rather good, and a refreshing contrast to the years of drift

The May 2018 timetable fiasco was a seminal moment, triggering the Williams review to take forward reform of the rail industry. There were two separate

The publication of the draft Rail Reform Bill represents a tiny step towards restructuring the industry, although it is of course almost inconceivable that the

The cost of HS2 continues to shoot up.  Sir Jon Thompson, HS2’s Executive Chair, told the House of Commons Transport Committee that the likely cost

Reliability is emerging as the Achilles heel of the rail industry’s recovery since the pandemic.  A major part of the decline in operational performance is

Policy towards the rail industry appears to be at one with the wider malaise that reflects a tired, divided and demoralised government, bereft of ideas.