Sadly, High Speed 2 has become the ultimate Keynesian “make work” project. The timescales constantly slip, the costs constantly inflate and the scope is constantly

Mark Harper, the Secretary of State, set out his vision for the rail industry in the George Bradshaw address on 7February. At first glance, the

The recent announcement of “Levelling Up” funding included a smattering of eclectic railway schemes, ranging across a spectrum from innovative and exciting to, frankly, bizarre.

It is truly bleak midwinter for the rail industry. Despite a brief hopeful period in early November when RMT cancelled three days of strikes, there

The Channel Tunnel opened in a burst of excitement and optimism in 1994. When Eurostar started its twice daily “discovery” service between London and Paris

The rail industry faces a financial crisis, with revenues permanently depressed as a result of the pandemic and costs exploding as a result of inflation;