Category Archives: Network Rail

The need for a timetable

Posted on November 24, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last week in the House of Commons, Maria Caulfield the MP for Lewes raised two matters with Chris Grayling that are of great interest to many of us in Sussex and frankly his response was pathetic. Her first question was … Continue reading →

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Where did the £20m go-via

Posted on November 19, 2016 by ianchisnall

Tracking the accounts from one organisation to another is never easy. Companies account for their businesses using different annual periods and yesterday at work we discovered that one of our suppliers even deals with its transactions on what they call … Continue reading →

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The Chilterns got in the way

Posted on October 25, 2016 by ianchisnall

Speaking on Sunday morning on the Marr show, the Right Honourable Christopher Stephen Grayling MP, the Secretary of State for Transport was asked why the budget for HS2 is once again being expanded from its original £40Bn with suggestions that … Continue reading →

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Stop wasting our money

Posted on September 23, 2016 by ianchisnall

Its vital that we have an effective and dynamic Parliament, anything less is a waste of the annual 2Bn cost of running the institution. We can all see the large set piece events and debates and perhaps some of them … Continue reading →

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Yet more talking, to what purpose?

Posted on August 14, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last month I wrote a blog about the resignation as rail Minister of Claire Perry, coming as it did, a few days after her appearance before MPs on 13th July in a debate on the travails of the Southern Rail … Continue reading →

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A geography of ignorance

Posted on August 8, 2016 by ianchisnall

Today the Independent online newspaper has published a story with a headline and some of the text that suggests that those of us in the South are enjoying an excessive level of expenditure on our transport infrastructure when compared to … Continue reading →

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A grim fairytale railway

Posted on July 16, 2016 by ianchisnall

Overnight Claire Perry MP, Rail Minister has resigned from the Government, for reasons she has not yet disclosed officially. According to this article she told friends “she could not face working for another secretary of state” and few outside the … Continue reading →

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Why is Sussex being isolated?

Posted on July 13, 2016 by ianchisnall

The challenge which many people in the South East are currently facing in the light of a collapsing train system is a matter of great concern. Along with regular commuters, those of us who occasionally travel by train and whose … Continue reading →

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Will Network Rail come good?

Posted on July 11, 2016 by ianchisnall

This morning there is an article in the Guardian which suggests that Network rail will come good on many years of unmet challenges for their disabled passengers, whilst their budget is being cut in the areas concerned. So assuming that … Continue reading →

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The London Bridge fallacy

Posted on June 3, 2016 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday the House of Commons which is currently in recess published a question from Caroline Lucas to the Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin MP. Mr McLoughlin did not reply personally (perhaps he was stuck on a train) but Claire … Continue reading →

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