I’ve got a better idea for growing the economy that doesn’t involve Heathrow Airport…

@PaulCliftonBBC Enjoyed working with you Paul with our various ‘hats’ on, and will continue to do so in the future. There’s never been more of a need for knowledgeable transport correspondents and I hope that tradition continues at the BBC in some form or another.

RT @NetworkRailSE: #StormEowyn is set to bring strong winds overnight, with coastal areas seeing the strongest gusts. As a result, some sp…

RT @BBCRadioKent: The leader of Ashford Borough Council has called for Eurostar services to return to Kent after an almost five-year absenc…

Thank you @Maxim_PR! Best new year present ever. Your annual quiz is the best (and you know you’re a fabulous PR, comms and marketing agency, right?).

@GarethDennis It is fantastic, which is why several other northern cities are already following suit and with the SoS making it easier for them to do so, following the path set by Burnham. It will happen elsewhere but it’s got to be thought out properly - much like rail reform.

RT @railway200: Today marked the first day of the anniversary year since the birth of the modern railway, 200 years ago. To commemorate the…

RT @KRAOrpington: The Chairman and his 2-year-old son blow their whistle together at Orpington station, celebrating the railway that shaped…

RT @RailwayHeritage: Great to visit and see work progressing at the signal box at #PulboroughStation. Fantastic job by @NetworkRailSE Hopef…

RT @MrTimDunn: A cocktail bar, a café & romance of the GWR: today, a little gem of surprise & delight has officially opened on Taunton sta…

With one major act passed, I look forward to seeing this government take the remaining big transport bills through parliament in this session, including the Better Buses Bill, and the Railways Bill to create GBR. Manifesto commitments not to be forgotten. No reforms abandoned.

RT @Heidi_Labour: It’s an incredible honour to have been asked to take on this role. @LouHaigh was formidable. I will do all I can to ensur…

@Heidi_Labour @LouHaigh Good luck Heidi and thank you for all you did Lou. There is lots of goodwill for Labour’s transport reforms - which must be carried through! Don’t squander it!

@annoying_cowbag A public ownership bill that already has royal assent as of yesterday. Others relating to rail and bus in this parliamentary session, that I expect to be taken forward by Haigh's successor. I'm not sure KPMG are in the habit of writing reports calling for public ownership.

@PaulMBigland A very good shout.

@ChimeWhistle @Captain_Deltic I think I’ve got the gist of what you’re saying - ‘if only she listened to dead men from the past’. Sigh.

@annoying_cowbag Saw off the national rail strikes, spearheaded several bills that will reform public transport, outlined a national transport strategy. Not bad for five months work.

@BlackXList Yes I totally agree (my timeline here will attest!) but how you make those decisions, and who makes them is also pretty important.

RT @transportgovuk: Our Integrated National Transport Strategy will make sure that people and their needs are put at the heart of our trans…