Category Archives: Transport

Light of the Charge Brigade

Posted on November 6, 2022 by davidsberry

COP27 launched today in an atmosphere of bleak resignation that 1.5 degree warming is a myth and the current 2,8 esyimate will drown thousands and displace millions. Now that Sunak is attending, his government’s claim to still be going green … Continue reading →

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Full of Eastern Promise

Posted on July 1, 2022 by davidsberry

The date is now set for “IndyRef2”: October 19th next year. Since that was announced, the airwaves have been fair buzzing. Those in favour of “Yes” argue Scotland must control all its own resources to combat Brexit, Covid and the … Continue reading →

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Have Anorak—Will Travel: Reston

Posted on May 25, 2022 by davidsberry

The publicity over the opening of London’s £19 bn Elizabeth Line (formerly Crossrail) yesterday rather overshadowed ScotRail’s newest station opening at Reston at a millionth the cost. Largely the result of stalwart campaigning by the Rail Action Group East of … Continue reading →

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Have Anorak—Will Travel: Dunbar

Posted on May 21, 2022 by davidsberry

Few ScotRail customers notice that it changes timetables each May and December because the changes are typically minor. This May is different. The standard timetable shows losses to some services, reflecting reduction in passengers since Covid. Worse than that, an … Continue reading →

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Have Anorak—Will Travel: Morpeth

Posted on April 26, 2022 by davidsberry

A month after the Scottish Government took ScotRail back into public control, it would be unreasonable to expect the traveling public to notice major changes. A fares review to simplify (and perhaps lower) the welter of faes is promised, but … Continue reading →

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Roll On Jenny’s Jitneys

Posted on April 11, 2022 by davidsberry

At the beginning of the month, ScotRail returned to public control. Its quarter-century under private management had seen improvements in the shape of new trains on many routes and, with support from the Scottish Government,  the re-opening of several rail … Continue reading →

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East Fortune Need Not Cost One

Posted on November 28, 2020 by davidsberry

The announcement at this week’s Spending Review of £40 bn for infrastructure investment in England means a Barnet consequential amount of £2.8 bn coming to Scotland for the same purpose. This could be swallowed up by existing ambitious projects like … Continue reading →

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91-Divoc: The UK Has It Backward

Posted on July 29, 2020 by davidsberry

The furore over quarantine for all passengers in flights from Spain sprung on hapless vacationers on July 26th seems not just ill-timed but ill-judged. If, as the UK Government claims their sole concern is ensuring the health of British citizens, … Continue reading →

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Abelio Runs Out of Track

Posted on December 18, 2019 by davidsberry

ScotRail has come into some stick from customers for habitual poor service, especially since the franchise was taken over by Abelio four yeas ago. There have been a catalogue of criticisms, many of them recurring as frequently as Abelio promises … Continue reading →

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No Way to Run a Railroad

Posted on October 22, 2019 by davidsberry

ScotRail (Scotland’s railway) has come into some stick from customers for habitual poor service, especially since the franchise was taken over by Abelio three years ago. But things have improved immeasurably since ScotRail was formed over 20 yeas ago, with … Continue reading →

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