railways Articles

The Tories will do nothing about the broken system that has resulted in the highest rail fare rises in five years, writes Liam Martin-Lane  Last week, millions of us saw our bank balances stretched a bit further as we returned to work with rail fares increased by an...

The 'day of moaning' is a sign the north of England will no longer weather the Tories worsening the north-south divide without complaint, writes Jonathan Reynolds MP Moaning is a disempowering word. Label any criticism a 'moan' any you have swiftly invalidated the...

Scrapping the electrification of railway lines in Wales, the Midlands and the North highlights the government's lack of ambition on infrastructure, argues Christabel Edwards Last week the government announced the scrapping of most of its ongoing railway...

For too long Labour has championed rail renationalisation without explaining how it will solve the problems that the railways face, writes James Wood Rail renationalisation has for a long time been an ideological comfort blanket for the Labour party. The public do...