Depends on what new stock vs what old stock. Obviously mk1s suffer badly from effectively having a separate underframe. The Mk3 shell has proven remarkably crashworthy on most of the occasions its ha… (View Post)

Just making trains shiny and new doesn't make them better - if anything the trend is going the opposite way. I would far rather travel long distances in any of a BR Mk1/Mk2/Mk3 coach than endure a Vo… (View Post)

I think you're looking at the wrong end of the telescope on this one. London spaffs money at the north, mostly on stuff Northerners don't actually want (see also very expensive trainsets so the Londo… (View Post)

HS2b was getting dangerously close to becoming more than hot air and some fancy CAD sketches at an overpriced consultancy. I think they would have canned HS2 were it not too far advanced when Covid c… (View Post)

Even on your broader definition, I don't think that's right. I'm someone who would once have been a Tory voter - and voted for them in my marginal constituency as recently as 2019. I think Brexit is … (View Post)