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No Train, No Gain?

No Train, No Gain?

Jonn Elledge muses whether train operating companies currently have a perverse incentive to avoid running more services.

What’s So Great about Stratford?

What’s So Great about Stratford?

In his January column, Jonn Elledge muses about how former non-entity Stratford (London) became Britain's busiest station in 2020/21.

The Problem with Our Railways Isn’t Boris, It’s Scrooge

The Problem with Our Railways Isn’t Boris, It’s Scroo...

Jonn Elledge gets into the Christmas spirit and does some finger-pointing as to who is really to blame for the state of Britain's railways.

The Integrated Rail Plan: A Disaster for Rail, Passengers and the Environment

The Integrated Rail Plan: A Disaster for Rail, Passengers and the...

The Integrated Rail Plan published today, 18 November 2021, announces a huge slash in new railway lines being built in England.

COP26: Doing the Wrong Thing Better

COP26: Doing the Wrong Thing Better

Jonn Elledge laments COP26's focus on electric vehicles to the exclusion of all other modes of transport, including the cleanest of them all.

To Build or Not to Build? The Uncertain Future of HS2’s Eastern Leg

To Build or Not to Build? The Uncertain Future of HS2’s Eas...

In this month's column, Jonn Elledge muses on the future of HS2's eastern leg and the political tug of war taking place behind the scenes.

Sticking Plasters Won’t Solve Transport for London’s Funding Woes

Sticking Plasters Won’t Solve Transport for London’s ...

TfL's recent ad campaign to get passengers back using its trains and buses is a symptom of its underlying funding woes, writes Jonn Elledge.

Safe and Clean: Mobility Made in Germany

Safe and Clean: Mobility Made in Germany

Jure Mikolcic, CEO of Stadler Pankow GmbH, at the VDB Digital Dialog Forum "Rail Revolution 4.0: Picking up Speed after the Crisis".

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