This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser I see from the Advertiser that “Councillors in Haydon Wick have been … More
Category: Transport
Swindon’s Municipal bus service under threat
Swindon Council has announced that it is updating its Transport Strategy. It explains how in a document entitled “Towards an … More
A Municipal Bus Service or “a fully commercial” service? 2
Doanload a PDF of this article here buses When Swindon Council ended the leg of the journey of the No … More
A Municipal Bus Service or “a fully commercial service”?
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser A Municipal Bus Service or a “fully commercial service”? In Keith Williams … More
The case of the phantom signal boxes – Network Rail propaganda and the balloting regulations
The injunction against the RMT in relation to its strike action on Network Rail was supposedly based on ‘irregularities’ in … More
Alfred Williams Heritage Society
An Alfred Williams Heritage Society is being launched in Swindon on December 8th at 7.00 p.m. In Swindon Central Library. … More
Sixty Years On
This is an article from the current issue of Solidarity, the trade union magazine. It examines the experience of nationalisation, and … More
Buses: a public service, not a ‘business’
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser following a debate sparked off in their letters page. I don’t … More
Tackling climate change …by pricing people off the railways!
Today’s Times headline declares: “Rail Fares to soar as funding is slashed”. Rail passengers face above inflation fare increases every … More
Global Warming and Transport
global-warming-and-transport.pdf “A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself a failure.” Margaret … More