19 December 2002

BBC: The state of British transport, mid Dec 2002 Rail: Rail ticket prices to go up 2.5 percent in Jan 2003, despite little improvement in service quality Roads: Congestion charge will create havoc around London's congestion charge zone. Air: New air traffic control centre at Swanwick has yet more safety problems: radio cut-out and poor screen contrast ("screens had green labels for planes the staff were working with, and white labels called background tracks for planes the operator was not talking to. The controller said these background tracks were a serious problem, because they were not bright enough to be seen clearly"). 2:33:37 PM     comments