For sale … The Royal Mail – but is privatisation the best answer? Just look...
Professor of Transport and Logistics Colin Bamford on the privatisation of The Royal Mail in light of Caroline Lucas MP’s bill to renationalise the railways. “On 15 October, the first full day of...
View ArticleHuddersfield to London direct rail link on the cards
Professor of Transport Colin Bamford on the possibility of direct trains running from Huddersfield to London. A direct rail link to London – is it really needed? “Earlier this week, it was reported...
View ArticleCan Osborne deliver on ‘Northern Powerhouse’ pledge?
Professor of Transport and Logistics Colin Bamford on the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s call to create a northern powerhouse in the region’s towns and cities with a new HS3 high speed rail link between...
View ArticleGovernment slammed over ‘piecemeal’ commitment to Yorkshire rail
Professor of Transport and Logistics Colin Bamford on the Government’s piecemeal approach to regional growth in relation to the development of a high speed rail link in the North. The recent report...
View ArticleEast Coast rail back in private hands
Professor of Transport and Logistics Colin Bamford comments on whether the return of the East Coast rail route back into private hands, after more than five years in the public sector, will be a...
View ArticleNetwork Rail faces regulator grilling over reliability
Professor of Transport and Logistics Colin Bamford on the worsening punctuality and reliability of some of the country’s busiest commuter routes and asks can anything be done to improve them? Can...
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