Closed ticket offices: One way train operators have tried to make cuts at the expense of providing a service. Let us hope the Government does not follow this stupid way to save money.

Bus serving Lacock, Wiltshire, in May 2011 Picture by Philip Bisatt

The DLR map showing possible extensions in red

The busway in Essen, Germany, takes up road space rather than robbing the railway of a useful and popular route

Overground train at Crystal Palace in south London

Picture from Cambridge News

The East Midlands Train network

One of GB Railfreight's class 92 electric locomotives which can haul freight trains through the Channel Tunnel pictured at Barking today (23 March 2011). One of GBRf's class 66s was named 'interhubGB' today

Three trains produced at Derby for Transport for London. Left to right: the class 378 Electrostar for London Overground, the S-stock for London Underground's sub-surface lines and one of the trains for the Underground's Victoria line. Picture: Bombardier

Cheltenham Spa station on Thursday 17 March 2011 Picture by Philip Bisatt

Oyster cards are a winner in London

Hitachi's Javelin trains are already in service at London St Pancras.

Electrification is the norm in mainland Europe. Picture: Deutsche Bahn

Public trains began running from Dalston Junction to Highbury & Islington yesterday - 28 February 2011. The picture shows a train from Crystal Palace at Canonbury.

The East Midland Trains network

Sakura 924 will offer another new Japanese high-speed service from Shin-Ōsaka to Kagoshima in Japan when the Kyushu Shinkansen is fully opened on 12 March 2011. Picture: http://mdn.mainichi.ip

President Correa at the reopening in Yaguachi, Ecuador.
Picture: Presidencia Ecuador

Michael Palin launching the Campaign for Better Transport's Fair Fares Now campaign