Government must back UK train travel or risk long-term retreat to cars
- Written by Stephen Joseph, Visiting Professor, Smart Mobility Research Unit, University of Hertfordshire
Jon Fitton/ShutterstockThere’s no doubt that the UK’s railways have been hit hard by the pandemic. Recent figures from the Office of Rail and Road show a huge drop in passenger numbers, from April 2020 to March 2021. Over that period numbers fell at some previously busy stations like London Waterloo, by 86%. While numbers at Stratford,...
