Virgin Trains wants to ban standing on trains, even though it’s the best part of the UK rail system
If you’ve spent much time travelling on long-distance rail services around the world, you’ll know that they vary immensely…
ByIf you’ve spent much time travelling on long-distance rail services around the world, you’ll know that they vary immensely…
By John BandThe Gospel Oak to Barking Line, known as the GOBLIN because rail nerds share interests with other sorts of…
By John BandThe Reverend Thomas Bayes was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in 1701. He grew up in London’s Southwark, and…
By John BandAs is often the case when the weather is below freezing, commuters around London are having a terrible time…
By John BandIt’s not unusual, when you have an area with two big towns that dominate it, to stick the capital…
By John BandAt first sight, the transport section of the Conservative manifesto published yesterday looks rather bland compared to the drama…
By John BandAs the general election nears, the major parties are starting to set out their vision for Great Britain’s railways.…
By John BandDespite the collapse of everything else that more-or-less worked in 2008 Britain, before the Hunger Games years began, some…
By John BandTransport Secretary Chris Grayling this week announced that he was going to give UK rail infrastructure body Network Rail…
By John BandIt’s awful business practice to slate your staff to your customers – so why is the already-beleaguered Southern Railway…
By John BandLondon’s Southern Railway has been dominating the headlines all summer, due to its sheer awfulness. But the underlying dispute…
By John BandThe current British rail system*, for the first time in about a century, works quite well. Performance figures and…
By John BandAt about 7:30pm on Wednesday 18 November, 1987, a cigarette end was discarded on a moving escalator at London’s…
By John BandEditor’s note: This article dates from 2015. We repromote it every year because that’s how we roll. Railways are…
By John Band