East West Rail Nears Completion of Phase 1
East West Rail Nears Completion of Phase 1.
The project to reinstate rail services between Oxford and Cambridge is now only […]
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Nick Hollinghurst
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Category: Public Transport
Some Thoughts on Britain’s Railways
Some thoughts on Rail Services in the UK
1. To set the scene…
In France and Germany company law is framed in […]
Clearer Air, a Quieter Environment, less Pollution and less Carbon Dioxide emitted – a local Lib Dem Activist calls for Electric Buses
“Clearer Air, a Quieter Environment, less Pollution and less Carbon Dioxide emitted – just some of the benefits from converting […]
Read more →Fresh Hope for Hope Valley Rail Passenger Services as Modernisation nears Completion.
Passenger services in the Hope Valley have had a history of unreliability. One reason has been the conflict between the […]
Read more →HS2 Infrastructure Maintenance Depot to be built near Calvert, Buckinghamshire, north of Aylesbury
It has been announced that an Infrastructure Maintenance Depot for HS2 is to be built between Steeple Claydon and Calvert […]
Read more →Scotland’s Plan to Decarbonise its Rail Network – Moving Forward in Fife
Work is now well underway at Thornton Junction on the reinstatement of the Branch Line to Levenmouth with freight carrying […]
Read more →Down Memory Lane – Despite 12,000 Residents Petitioning in 2014 for Better Bus Services, the Tories responded with a £1.5m Budget Cut!
Despite over twelve thousand Herts residents petitioning in 2014 for bus services to be improved the Tories in County Hall […]
Read more →Climate Change is Here. We must Mitigate its Affects by Boosting Public Transport (among many other things)
One way to mitigate the carbon dioxide emissions from transport is by a switch to electric traction, another is to […]
Read more →“Public Transport should be viewed as a Public Service, not a profit-making industry,” says Lib Dem councillor.
A local Liberal Democrat Councillor has called for a new way of looking at Basic Public Transport – we should […]
Read more →Responses to the Recent Department for Transport Public Questionnaire
The Department for Transport recently ran a consultation exercise starting on 8th July and closing on 31st August, 2020. This […]
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