Transport Select Committee news

The members of the Committee were appointed on 12 July 2010

Member		Party	Constituency
	Louise Ellman MP (Chair)	Labour Co-op	Liverpool Riverside
	Angie Bray MP	Conservative	Ealing Central and Acton
	Lilian Greenwood MP	Labour	Nottingham South
	Tom Harris MP	Labour	Glasgow South
	Kelvin Hopkins MP	Labour	Luton North
	Kwasi Kwarteng MP	Conservative	Spelthorne
	John Leech MP	Liberal Democrat	Manchester Withington
	Paul Maynard MP	Conservative	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	Angela Smith MP	Labour	Sheffield Hillsborough
	Iain Stewart MP	Conservative	Milton Keynes South
	Julian Sturdy MP	Conservative	York Outer

As yet no dates for sessions of the Transport Select Committee have been published

Bag a bottle of Bolly with Railway Eye!

Man on the Slow Train offers Eye readers a bottle of Bollinger!

Tis the season when the branch lines and rail byways of our land should be on show to the world as the tourist season is upon us.

OK, we can do nothing about plodding Pacers and ancient 150s. But how about some clean windows and toilets that aren't locked out of use? Perhaps the occasional courteous conductor?

I'm offering a prize for the best slow train service of 2010.

I'm currently travelling around Britain for my new book On The Slow Train Again and would love to hear about your experiences.

My current fave is the Far North Line to Wick, with super refurbed 158s - lovely seats and even retention toilets. Washed windows and charming staff, too! By contrast, horrid London Midland trains bearing confusing maps of lines 100 miles distant.

There's a bottle of Bollinger and a signed copy of On the Slow Train, courtesy of Random House publishers, for the best entry.

Send your entries to Michael Williams at mwmedia.uk@gmail.com