Network Rail’s Christmas problems reveal deeper faults
It’s been a bad month for Network Rail. High profile failures over Christmas at King’s Cross and Paddington, followed by problems at London Bridge, have put plenty of pressure on…
Brunel’s Paddington Loco Shed
Crossrail’s archaeologists don’t just dig up ancient skeletons from plague pits in the City of London, they also cover more recent events. Witness their dig just west of Paddington station…
Rail freight terminal for Radlett
So Radlett is to receive a rail freight terminal. About time too. Its planning application has been wending its way through a tortuous process for most of the last ten…
An afternoon with Parliament’s Transport Select Committee
When Gwyneth Dunwoody chaired Parliament’s Transport Select Committee she used to favour the rooms along an upstairs corridor in the Houses of Parliament themselves. These rooms were cramped and they…
A few minutes around Manchester Victoria
Manchester remains a major railway hub for passengers and freight. In common with many other towns and cities across Britain it once boasted several major stations as different companies fought…
Poor work at Peterborough
I was back in Peterborough the other day to help make sure Steam Railway magazine reached the printers on time. The trip gave me a chance to have a look…
King’s Cross progress for Thameslink
Next time you’re heading north from King’s Cross be sure to grab a window seat looking west. Keep your eyes peeled as you leave Gasworks Tunnel (it’s the first tunnel)…
Changing infrastructure is a challenge
A recent survey from the CBI has put into stark perspective the challenges that major infrastructure promoters face in convincing an often sceptical public that the improvements they propose are…
RAIL 745 Stop & Examine
Pwllheli remains cut from the national rail network Pwllheli is a town on the southern coast of Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales. It’s had a station since the Cambrian Railway…