More on the Rail Industry
A comment on the Hatfield entry set my thoughts in motion. Rather than go on at length on the comments section (although I did already), […]
Transport
Hatfield Fines
So finally, after five years, Hatfield can be put to bed. Today the high court fined Network Rail £3.5m and Balfour Beatty £10m. These are […]
Motorways and Roadworks
I had to take a quick trip along the M4/M5 this morning. The roadworks along with a 40mph speed restriction are still there, several months […]
The Passing of the Sleeper?
The sleeper trains were always a bit of an oddity. I dealt with them at Bristol Temple Meads when I was a signaller there. The […]
This is the Nightmail Crossing the Border…
Good news indeed, the Royal Mail is returning to the rails. It was always a fraught relationship with tight performance targets for the railways. It […]
Railtrack Wasn’t That Bad
The crash on April 25th in Amagasaki, Japan has caused Japan Railway to come under attack for its conduct not only during the aftermath of […]
Speeding and Pétards
Chief Superintendent Les Owen is facing disciplinary charges following the conviction of his driver for speeding en-route to a meeting (I trust it was an […]
Railtrack – A Personal Perspective
Patric Crozier has been commenting on Railtrack – or more specifically, the circumstances surrounding its demise. My view is perhaps coloured by being there at […]
More on Driving
I see that my blog entry on the M4 speed cameras elicited a flurry of comments. It is, after all, an emotive subject. Given some […]