It’s long been known that travelling by train is one of the most sustainable forms of transport. Certainly all the calculations show the greenhouse gas emissions from using rail are far less than driving a…
There are positive signs – at last – that the return to rail is happening. Provisional figures from the Department for Transport suggest that National Rail use on Friday 18 March was 80% of pre-pandemic…
One of the pleasures of being a regular commuter in the past was travelling on a Friday. There were two reasons for enjoying travelling by train at the end of the traditional working week. One…
It’s that time of the year when people look back over the last 12 months and look ahead to the next 12 months. I’ve just looked at my post from last December in which I…
It’s time to admit defeat. Giving people a personal choice hasn’t worked. The wearing of face masks on public transport must be made mandatory again. I have several reasons for saying this: The rising levels…
We pick up at Brighton station on my journey from Eastbourne in East Sussex to Weymouth in Dorset. I was aiming, as before, to sit on the left-hand side of the train, hoping this would…
I’m excited, very excited. It’s my first overnight stay and my first rail trip for 16 months. I’m going from Eastbourne in East Sussex to Weymouth in Dorset via Brighton and Southampton. Departure from Eastbourne…
I’ve heard many people over the last few weeks use the phrase “light at the end of the tunnel” as lockdown eases and restrictions are lifted. But perhaps it is more true of the rail…
Every industry has been hit hard by the pandemic and every industry is working on its recovery plan: the railways are no exception. With an indication of the easing of restrictions and the beginning of…
Don’t get me wrong: I love a good train analogy as much as the next person. I’ve sent out a fair few press releases in my time about projects or plans being “on track” or…