strategy

Submission to Transport Select Committee – implications of the Integrated Rail Plan for the economy, capacity and connectivity

16 February 202228 February 2022
Research

Greengauge 21 welcomes the opportunity to provide evidence on the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) as published in November 2021. Many of the Committee’s lines of enquiry are difficult to address with certainty because IRP outcomes remain the subject of further … Read more › “Submission to Transport Select Committee – implications of the Integrated Rail Plan for the economy, capacity and connectivity”

Great British Railways consultation response

14 February 202228 February 2022
Research

A call for evidence was launched by the Great British Railways Transition Team – seeking responses from all those with an interest in the long-term future of the railway. Views were invited from within and beyond the rail sector, to … Read more › “Great British Railways consultation response”

Okehampton railway re-opening is an important step towards a full line re-instatement

15 November 202128 February 2022
Comment

The re-opening of the railway to Okehampton is great news. Network Rail and GWR in particular are to be congratulated for pursuing the project through to completion. Greengauge 21 was pleased to be asked to build on its earlier work… Read more › “Okehampton railway re-opening is an important step towards a full line re-instatement”

Where the UK leads the US

23 July 202126 January 2022
Comment

“We need to move fast with major funding for high-speed rail to have an impact. Climate change has quickly become the single-most-important issue we face with disasters showing up all around us, and transportation is the number one cause. We … Read more › “Where the UK leads the US”