Rail back on track doesn't mean under water

Rail’s new renaissance is the exact opposite of Dr Beeching’s infamous 1963 network cuts, plus the tarmac-laying motorway revolution of the 1960s. Low-carbon UK train travel is now in; fossil-fuel powered road transport is very definitely on its way out. This is good in terms of UK CO2 reduction and, crucially, air quality improvement targets. Learn More →

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