The best of today’s railway writing from …

Barry Doe

“The entire Saturday service between Gainsborough Central and Cleethorpes via Brigg has been withdrawn. These three Saturday trains each way were the only services Kirton Lindsey and Brigg had.”

Feature, 40-45

Philip Haigh

“She made clear the alternative. Strikes would mean a return to gloomy days. They would make the funding black hole deeper. In other words, strikes would make government less likely to fund rail.” Opinion, 50-51

David Clough

“In April, we saw chronic congestion in Kent caused by a lack of Channel ferry capacity, with fresh produce jeopardised. There was no similar hold-up for freight trains passing through the Channel Tunnel.”

Feature, 58-61