Derailed: How to fix Britain's broken railways

Key information

Date
Time
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Venue
Brunei Gallery
Room
B202
Event type
Launch

About this event

Thomas Haines-Doran, University of Leeds

Tom Haines-Doran is a political economist specialising in transport systems, infrastructure and social movements at the University of Leeds. His research focusses on transport decarbonisation. He previously worked as a researcher for the Urban Transport Group, authoring research documents for high-level decision makers in local and national government.

Why don't trains run on time? Why are fares so expensive? Why are there so many strikes?
 
Few would disagree that Britain's railways are broken, and have been for a long time.
 
There is a need for a radical rethink of how we view the railways, and explains the problems we face and how to fix them. The railways should be seen as a social good and an indispensable feature of the national economy. With passengers and railway workers holding governments to account, we could then move past the incessant debates on whether our railways are an unavoidably loss-making business failure. An alternative vision is both possible and affordable, enabling the railways to play an instrumental role in decreasing social inequalities, strengthening the economy and supporting a transition to a sustainable future

ONLINE LINK: https://soas-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/97609548048?pwd=NGdQNHlIQzYwcXZHWncwMk9TTXRVdz09

ORGANISOR: Tobias Franz - tf2@soas.ac.uk