It’s time to put away the toy trains and thrash out a deal for Transport for London Darren Caplain The pandemic has brought the country to a standstill more times than once this year. But the UK’s railways have continued to move people and goods across the country during these critical moments. The impact of Covid-19 has been felt acutely in London, where passenger numbers fall every time more restrictions are brought in. The [...]
Christmas rail works are essential this year to keep trains running throughout 2021 This year, the Christmas engineering works being undertaken by the railway industry have received extensive media coverage. Unfortunately, the time period for these works coincides with the window when coronavirus restrictions will be loosened for five days (23–27 December). This has led to some frustration, with questions about why the work needs to take place [...]
Why there’s nothing anti green about airport expansion IN RECENT years, a misplaced and damaging idea – that expanding the UK’s airport capacity is environmentally unsustainable – has permeated the public consciousness. Exacerbated by political gridlock on the question of new runways, it’s a myth that needs to be urgently corrected. As anyone in the UK’s business community will know, export-led growth can [...]
