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What the Privatised Railway Got Right: Fares
Train fares are a disaster, right?
Well, not wrong!
But before we throw the baby out with the bathwater, worth checking for some good principles amongst the mess.
Public Transport may not always be seen as the green option
The public can't tell between diesel and electric trains, but they can tell if their own car is electric. Is the transport industry complacent on carbon?
Transport as an experience
Making transport an experience could improve the economics of rural transport
Maasive distraction
Is MaaS the opportunity it’s made out to be? Or is the hype distracting us from making real progress?
How to get more private capital into transport
Government wants better transport. Is more private capital the answer?
The transport Decarbonisation plan won’t decarbonise transport
The decarbonisation plan is, sadly, fatally flawed
Mobility isn’t software
MaaS won’t revolutionise transport because transport economics are different from software economics
Is Google Biased In Favour of Cars?
By not including breaks and parking time in car journeys, Google Maps prioritises car journeys
These are the best Transport films ever made
The best films (involving transport) ever made
The “Guiding mind”
The "Guiding Mind" is meant to ensure that train companies focus on the customer. But will the "Guiding Mind" itself be focused on the customer?
The Class 800 debacle
Railway customers had a bad week. It wasn’t just Hitachi: it was also down to historic systems, processes and culture - and these things can be changed
Giles Fearnley on Entrepreneurship and Groups
Giles Fearnley on entrepreneurship in transport, what generates growth and the future role of the big bus groups.
Rail: What happens in a world without business travel?
Train companies are facing a financial crisis. New solutions to fares and pricing are essential to fill the hole left by business travellers.
Lilian Greenwood on politics and select committees
Lilian Greenwood is one of the few politicians to have made transport a speciality. We talk about her time both as Shadow Minister and Chair of the Select Committee
“Hey google, Who’s In Charge?”
Google has become the digital front door to public transport. Time to take back control
Train fares don’t make sense. Now’s the time to fix them
The Covid crisis creates an opportunity to reform fares while demand is suppressed. The Williams Review must grab this opportunity
Diary of an Office Worker (aged 44 3/4), June 2023
This is what the future of the office will ACTUALLY be like…
If you want change… stop changing everything!
“This industry dies by consensus” says leading transport innovator River Tamoor Baig
What a difference a word makes
The interim report of the Union Connectivity Review does a good job in avoiding Boris's vanity projects and corrupt data