Articles by Howard Johnston - Page 4

Port of Middlesbrough owner and operator AV Dawson has been granted clearance to take ownership of the railway goods yard.

Nationalisation is Labour’s special word for change in the way Britain’s railways are run, but what will it really mean? Howard Johnston investigates.

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Campaigners trying to break the deadlock in their bid to reopen the 12-mile Skipton-Colne link will be forging links with new MPs.

The government is walking a financial tightrope, says Howard Johnston.

Open Access faces an uncertain future, because of a lack of space on already congested main lines and problems with acquiring new rolling stock.

Passengers on London Underground’s Victoria Line often swelter in temperatures of over 31 degrees, and the situation is getting worse despite efforts to cool down stations and install air conditioning on trains.

Further Stadler Class 555s on the Tyne & Wear Metro will be fully modified and ready to run as soon as they arrive from the factory in Switzerland.

Up to a dozen redundant Glasgow Subway ‘Clockwork Orange’ cars could be reused as holiday accommodation, a school classroom, and even a private sauna.

The London Mayoral ambition to bring South London suburban services under Transport for London control has hit a stumbling block over what is known as the Southeastern Metro.