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Sir Michael Holden on the Williams Review
Now we finally know what the Williams Shapps Plan says, I get together with Sir MIchael Holden to discuss it
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 “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
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
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.
What does Boris want?
London has a London Plan. So why doesn’t Britain have a Britain Plan?
Irish Border difficult? Just wait for the Scottish border!
Scottish independence would make the Scottish <> English border almost unworkable
“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
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
How to get more people onto buses
Lessons in bus growth from James Freeman, one of the few people who's made it happen.
You’re not rational
The portable DVD player generated more growth than railway privatisation
Visiting the grandparents
What did visiting the grandparents teach me? That suburban housing literally designs buses out of the picture
Is Transport for the North Doomed?
Is TfN too big to succeed, too remote to be loved and at risk of flopping as a result?
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