Train passengers may be astonished to learn how many working practices still seem rooted in the age of steam. For example, the majority of Sunday ser…

- Simon Calder

Working anti-social shifts in a difficult environment is undoubtedly challenging. But even militant staff may privately concede that some of the work…

- Simon Calder

While passenger numbers have doubled in the past 20 years, the industry remains scandalously inefficient.

- Simon Calder

Were money no object, we could have a dedicated door-opener-and-closer on all trains. But in the real world, train drivers in different countries hav…

- Simon Calder

There is inevitably a trade-off between staffing and safety, and as a society we must decide where that balance should be struck.

- Simon Calder