Rail

I’d technically been to Switzerland before – very briefly, as part of my Europe trip in November 2025. But this time was different. This time, I spent four full days there with my partner, and when you’re not just passing through, you really start to see how Switzerland does transport. It’s extraordinary. I should probably

Branding – particularly unified, system-wide branding – has long been an interest of mine alongside my day job. I am not a branding professional by any means, but I enjoy thinking about how design and identity interact, especially in public services where clarity really matters. That is partly why I did not rush to comment

I’ve just returned from a week-long rail trip that took me from home through London, Ghent, Eindhoven, Luxembourg, Bern and Aachen, with stops in Brussels, Maastricht, Liège, Basel, Luzern and Zermatt. It was one of those journeys where every day felt entirely different. Looking back at the map, it barely captures how varied it all

Yesterday, I ended up in some of the worst disruption I’ve ever really seen on the UK rail network, at Birmingham New Street. Why? A fault with the overhead line equipment on Proof House Junction on the Vauxhall Flyover, effectively at the heart of the UK rail network. For background, as most of you will

Today I spent some time exploring the London Overground, and what Transport for London has created here is impressive on multiple levels, and it’s easy to see why there are ambitions to create something similar in Greater Manchester. Let’s start with the frequency. On certain stretches, particularly where the North London Line branches converge near

Spending over 13 hours on a Voyager might sound like a test of patience, but my recent trip from Aberdeen to Penzance with CrossCountry turned into something far more – a journey through the lives of strangers, countless conversations and fleeting connections that made the miles pass in an entirely different way than expected. This