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India’s railways are frequently hailed by defenders of the British Empire as a positive legacy of colonialism. While the country has an extensive network which ranks among the world’s biggest employers, it was designed to serve the interests of imperialism and private profit – with the directors of the sub continent’s first railway drawn from the ranks of the East India Company. Here passengers prepare to eat on board a modern-day sleeper train. BOAZ ROTTEM/ALAMY

15 Sep 2022 1 minute read

Railways: Back on track?

On every continent, the railways are experiencing a renaissance. But what will it take to reshape them in the interests of...

5 Nov 2021 3 minute read

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What if…urban public transport was free for all?

Conrad Landin explores the idea of a universal free ride.

9 Sep 2021 7 minute read

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‘I’ve seen how it affects people’

As opposition and protest continues against a new high-speed rail network in the UK, Denise Laura Baker...

20 Aug 2015 4 minute read

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Heathrow expansion? Plane stupid

Melanie Strickland comments on the future of aviation, climate change and the necessity of direct action.

29 Aug 2014 4 minute read

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Britain’s train industry has gone off the rails

But there is an alternative that puts people before profit and politics, says Lydia James.

1 Sep 2013 7 minute read

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Seafarers in the firing line

Shipwrecks and piracy are just two in a long list of problems facing sailors in a cut-throat shipping industry, reports...

17 Apr 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

This is Haiti – for better or worse

As Sokari Ekine prepares to leave the island, she reflects on her experience, and Haiti’s likely future.

30 Nov 2012 4 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

The battle for Notre-Dame-des-Landes

A French airport project has attracted the resistance of thousands. This supporter says it is direct democracy in action.

10 May 2011 2 minute read

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The rising price of life

Will Sierra Leone see Uganda-style protests following an increase in fuel prices?

27 Oct 2008 1 minute read

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Two wheels on my wagon

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22 Oct 2008 1 minute read

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Congestion Explained

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2 Jun 2008 1 minute read

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Big Bad World 412

*Polyp* takes aim at transport

27 Mar 2008 2 minute read

This article is more than 15 years old.

Fuel for thought

The global impact of using food supplies to fuel cars...

As world leaders prepare to fly into Bangkok, the capital of...

24 Feb 2007 4 minute read

This article is more than 16 years old.

The price of tourism

Kumar takes a small plaster elephant from the rows displayed on the
glass cabinet of his shop. He starts drawing lines...

2 Aug 2005 1 minute read

This article is almost 18 years old.

Railway to the top of the world

Impressive engineering, but Erling Hoh fears the new link with China could spell the end of Tibet.

5 Jun 2003 7 minute read

This article is almost 20 years old.