Government must back UK train travel or risk long-term retreat to cars
- Written by Stephen Joseph, Visiting Professor, Smart Mobility Research Unit, University of Hertfordshire

There’s no doubt that the UK’s railways have been hit hard by the pandemic. Recent figures from the Office of Rail and Road show a huge drop in passenger numbers, from April 2020 to March 2021. Over that period numbers fell at some previously busy stations like London Waterloo, by 86%. While numbers at Stratford,...