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the Glasgow Subway is obviously funded and controlled from the Scottish Parliament. i think there is an oversimplification to compare the developments currently being undertaken on the Tyne and wear Metro and in Manchester with the scale of the upgrades in London. Also you miss my point which is...

i think it all comes down to circles. At the moment the railways are in a sustained period of growth (the present downturn excepted) brought on by a whole raft of different socio-economic factors. This has led to a virtuous circle of increased investment leading to increased usage so leading to...

i think you will find Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle et al residents would disagree that those in the South dont have a distinct advantage. when all is said and done we dont see Pacers running into Marylebone and LIverpool St as we do in Leeds and Bristol. there is also the argument...

Thameslink 2000 - 5.5 billion Crossrail - 15 billion Kings Cross redevelopment Euston redevelopment New Javelins New 378's and 172's for London Overground. NLL extension Stratford and Olympics development DLR extensions Tube refurb What the total cost of that little lot not...

Have Vauxhall called it quits in Luton now? Luton station is crying out for some TLC but as always there are many different interests involved and many pipers to be paid - I am always amazed at how long these regeneration programmes can take.

I am lookin for some information on what is still running through the tunnel at the moment in terms of freight flows including frequency and also usual haulage. I see there is a regular steel freight from Doncaster (origin and destination?). Also has anything run from the new terminal at Swindon...

My point was really a generic one. it is symptomatic of the way things are done in the UK that we dont have a strategy rather piecemeal decisions seemingly made with little regards to an overall blueprint. Also when you have politicians involved as we do now you find they are always looking for...

Is it me or does this whole thing seem a little bit mad! Surely the whole point of a rail policy is to have a joined up plan. How can you announce the procurement of the new IEP when the electrification review hasnt been announced. And to be honest surely the whole thing should be linked to...

I think you will find the Germans took the 'brutalist' method of architechture to a new level!!! Saying that a couple of Heinkels would have made a better job of redesigning stations than most 60's architects -what were they thinking of at Stafford and Peterborough not to mention New St and...

for awhile in 89 we had five trains a day going into Forders with contaminated spoil from Willesden plus similar from Barking and the Shanks from Cricklewood - cant believe London Brick dont use rail when they have sidings there

during my years as a callow youth I was a member of the Leicester TOPS office (around 1988). Whilst there i was able to witness BR in all its glory. However i have since emigrated to S.Africa and I was wondering what might have happened to some of the traffic flows that use to come under our...

I am wondering if db schenker have a traction policy of any sort. They now have ops throughout Europe and surely 20 year old class 60's must have a future somewhere. there is also the issue of the possible massive high -speed rail developments in the Uk which will lead to a quantum leap in...

As a distant member (I currently reside in South Africa) my main contact with the railway industry is via the rail media. Every publication seems to contain news of upcoming major station redevelopments but very few seem to come to fruition. Can anybody provide information on current and...