Greengauge 21 has contributed to a significant new report by the UK2070 Commission looking at the future of the rail network in North West England.
The report benefits from the expertise of North West-based authors Ian Wray and David Thrower … Read more › “Why Rail Projects need a Regional Plan”
The Government decision in October 2023 to scrap the section of HS2 between the West Midlands and Crewe (Phase 2a), ended a 15-year period of cross-party consensus on the project, and drove a coach and horses through the rail sector’s … Read more › “West Midlands – Crewe: the key choices”
The following is a review commissioned by RAIL REVIEW.
How simple it once was. British Rail didn’t really mess with devolved authorities, which in their day were simply local authorities of one sort or another. Sensibly, a railway region … Read more › “Great British Railways and Devolution”
A call for evidence was launched by the Great British Railways Transition Team – seeking responses from all those with an interest in the long-term future of the railway. Views were invited from within and beyond the rail sector, to … Read more › “Great British Railways consultation response”
