Philip Haigh considers the problems that the government will face with turning its A Railway fit for Britain’s future document from consultation stage into anything like reality.
The Department for Transport’s publication on February 18 of its White Paper into the future of Britain’s railways is a damning indictment of the DfT itself, and the way it has failed to provide strategic direction.
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andreos - 06/03/2025 08:55
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