Yes, Rotherham should be a great place to visit

Following on from John Nelson’s rail column in the last issue, Ben Colson looks at the impacts of ‘mammoth’ local authorities on towns such as Rotherham and Barnsley which desperately need private sector inward investment

Colson suggests towns such as Rotherham are losing out because of a lack of transport links -essential in attracting private sector inward investment

Colson suggests towns such as Rotherham are losing out because of a lack of transport links -essential in attracting private sector inward investment

“ Places such as Rotherham and Barnsley have rail services that are failing to meet their social and economic needs ... The missing ingredient is the lack of a dynamic mechanism for the development of timetables.  There is no room for market forces, even less for entrepreneurial activity that might lead to more innovative and imaginative services … than are feasible with a centrally driven apparatus.”

“If franchises were not so closely specified and if …...