Campaign For Better Transport
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“For the last two years, I have enjoyed exploring Europe by ‘living on trains’ for four or five days at a time! I appreciate that this way of travelling does…
Who’s sorry now? “I owe Dr Richard Beeching a belated apology. Growing up, I often cursed Dr Beeching, author of the infamous 1960s government rail review, for the demise of…
Independent rail retailers have supported passengers for many years. From the start, third-party retailers have helped more people choose rail and increased revenue for the industry. Thanks to innovations like…
“Better Transport Week is a chance to focus on something that affects all of us every day: how easily we can get to work, school, the shops, appointments and the…
Britain’s railways are undergoing their biggest transformation in a generation. The creation of Great British Railways (GBR) is set to unify much of Britain’s rail network under single national ownership…
The Beeching closures of the 1960s reshaped the country’s transport geography in ways that still shape daily life today. Entire towns lost their rail links, local economies were weakened, and…
When you travel widely by train, patterns start to appear. I’ve spent the past few years researching my first book, The Hungry Passenger, travelling by train and visiting over 100 railway stations…
Quietly and unobtrusively, Wales has become the transport example that much of the rest of Britain should follow. It is leading the way in several respects, partly because it passed…
This will be a pivotal year for the railways. By the end of 2026, Great British Railways – the new public body that will manage both track and trains –…
When it opened in 1994 the Channel Tunnel revolutionised travel to Europe. Although admittedly passenger uptake was not immediate, by 1997, six million tourists and business travellers each year were…
Most of us do not remember every train we take. What stays with us are the small human moments that happen along the way. A quiet chat with a stranger…
The cost of different forms of transport, both on their own and relative to each other, has a critical influence on whether and how people travel. People on low incomes…
Unit 407
164/180 Union Street,
Waterloo,
London,
SE1 0LH