Open Access to Marchwood “Shoddy, Unevidenced and Factually Incorrect” – Yeowart slams ORR
Over 25 years since the UK’s first open access passenger rail service, and the subject still divides opinion. Those for point to services to…
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Open Access to Marchwood “Shoddy, Unevidenced and Factually Incorrect” – Yeowart slams ORR
Over 25 years since the UK’s first open access passenger rail service, and the subject still divides opinion. Those for point to services to…
Running an integrated railway: South Western Railway MD Lawrence Bowman interview
On the morning of Sunday 25 May 2025, the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander MP boarded the first South Western Railway service…
Sacked from DfT Operator! The exclusive full interview with Chris Gibb
Chris Gibb is one of the country’s most respected and experienced railway operators. His storied career includes a period as Chief operating Officer of…
Reflections of a Rail Regulator: John Larkinson, outgoing CEO of the Office of Rail and Road
Few railway organisations have witnessed as much change in their role and structure over the past 30 years as the Office of Rail and…
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It’s the biggest integrated transport undertaking in the world. So it follows that running it and being accountable for its day-to-day operation, is one…
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Select Committees work in both Houses of Parliament. They scrutinise and report on a wide range of activities from the work of Government departments…
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The Great Western Railway. Brainchild of legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Chocolate and Cream coaches and quintessential English Branch lines. GWR has always done…
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It is not that many years ago that the train operator in Wales was working to a franchise agreement that many criticised as ‘no…
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