‘Predict and provide’ alive and well on the railways
Andrew Forster
Network Rail is preparing to accommodate massive growth in passenger and freight traffic on the rail network over the next 30 years. The infrastructure owner has just published market reviews of the regional urban, London & South East, and rail freight sectors, complementing the long-distance market study published in March (LTT 5 Apr). In each of the passenger sector studies, NR presents a range of demand forecasts before choosing to adopt... continue
Freight: can intermodal make up for death of King Coal?
Network Rail is predicting a big increase in rail freight traffic over the next 30 years, even though one of rail’s staple markets – power station coal – is forecast to collapse. The draft freight market... continue
Heathrow growth backed as Boris Island dismissed by papers
Rik Thomas
The publication of a report on aviation strategy by the House of Commons’ transport committee drew praise from editorials in two of the UK’s more ‘heavyweight’ papers. “The report on aviation... continue
Independent flags up sea change in ‘greenest’ government
The notion that the UK Government is going backwards in its commitment to cut carbon dioxide emissions made the front page of The Independent on 11 May. “The Government is facing an exodus of experts in tackling global... continue
