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Will the guiding mind be New Network Rail?
Have you ever used a hedge trimmer to make jam? No? So don’t put Network Rail in charge of train fares.
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
Bets on the future
No-one can predict the future. Maybe corporate business case processes should reflect this
Giles Fearnley on Entrepreneurship and Groups
Giles Fearnley on entrepreneurship in transport, what generates growth and the future role of the big bus groups.
The future’s bright, the future’s red
Smart Cities have put transport on the front-line of the next decade's cultural clash with China
What does Boris want?
London has a London Plan. So why doesn’t Britain have a Britain Plan?
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
Shout out for First York’s Restart fund
First York aren’t just waiting for demand to come back - they’re getting out there to make it happen
Do you have a Product Culture?
Product Managers have transformed the way tech start-ups work but are unknown in the world of traditional transport. Could that change?
Why agile is so hard for corporates
What leading a startup taught me about why agile software development works - and is so hard for corporates
Don’t automatically reward low emission vehicles
Discounts for zero-emission vehicles ignore the fact that they're not zero-emission and they cause congestion
Visiting the grandparents
What did visiting the grandparents teach me? That suburban housing literally designs buses out of the picture
Why aren’t we building a station at Calvert?
An HS2 station to connect with East West Rail would link eight of Europe's top 20 universities. So why aren't we doing it?
Transport is a good thing
Transport risks being seen as a ‘bad’, thanks to covid and climate. It isn’t.
Who cares about buses?
As Active Travel England starts recruiting, are buses being left behind?
7 days to save public transport
The Government needs to reverse its messaging or public transport will never recover
I dialled into the "Future of Cars Summit". Here's what they're saying.
What is the car industry thinking? It’s worried too…
Why can’t I book a train ticket to Liverpool?
How can it be possible to book a flight to Paris but not a train to Liverpool? The railway is fluffing the end of lockdown.