Adrian Sanders writes from the cut-off far South West
Three big issues face the South West and the future of its rail links to the rest of the country. The first big issue is resilience east of Exeter. What we do west of the city is irrelevant if we...
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Opinion: Of driverless cars and passengerless trains
Driverless cars may not be quite as revolutionary as the 19th century spread of the railway, but there are huge benefits coming into view. The sooner we can deliver them, and the sooner policymakers...
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Opinion: We are still living with the consequences of nationalised railways...
In a letter to the Observer a group of Labour PPCs, including my opponent Joshua Fenton-Glynn, have proposed that the Labour should nationalise rail services. This idea displays an ignorance of the...
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Opinion: We need HS2 and HS3 to benefit the north
The government’s support for HS2, despite the critics, has shown a real commitment to providing adequate transport links to sustain the UK and give the North a fairer deal as we head into the mid 21st...
View ArticleOpinion: Ending the northern power cut
Yesterday, Patrick McLoughlin announced what many of us had feared but were hoping would never happen: electrification of the train line between Manchester and Leeds was to be postponed, and possibly...
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Liberal Democrat Jane Ann Liston talks about extending railway to St Andrews
This weekend, the Borders railway gets back underway again. This is a real achievement of the Scottish Liberal Democrats in government in Scotland. The Bill was passed way back in 2006. We’ll be...
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London Mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon welcomes TfL takeover of suburban...
Today it was announced that the Transport for London would take over London’s suburban rail network. From the BBC: Transport for London (TfL) has announced it will be taking over the running of the...
View ArticleLord Bill Bradshaw writes…A partnership railway can help secure enormous...
It’s been a busy time for rail announcements, following on from the publication last week of the Government’s rail strategy, Connecting people: a strategic vision for rail, which itself was just a few...
View ArticleTrain Delays
I must have done something wrong in my previous life because for the last 15 years or, so I have been (it feels like I have been condemned) to travel to work by train. Firstly, it was from Solihull and...
View ArticleJenny Randerson writes…Now is the time to reform our fares system for the future
t is no secret that our rail fares system is broken. With customers having to choose between over 55 million fare combinations, it is understandable that they would have no confidence in getting the...
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