David Willey's Transport blog

Back in the 1960s, when British Railways were closing "unremunerative" branch lines left, right and centre, plucky bands of volunt...

The recent collapse of flybe has made headlines, but many in the industry have seen this coming for some time. The short-haul airline was op...

Ever since man has gone into space, the military have used satellites for their own advantage, primarily as an intelligence gathering platfo...

Way back in the early days of privatisation, Cross Country (Virgin Cross Country as it then was) described itself as the "Cinderella...

Car parking has been in the news this month on two fronts. Firstly the workplace parking levy . This proposal by the Scottish government fo...

Preserving ships is an expensive business. Ships are much larger than road vehicles or even trains,  and they need constant upkeep. Despite ...

Ireland. Cut off from Great Britain and continental Europe by the sea, it might as well be on another planet as far as railways are concerne...