More than one train in eight is running late because of track and signal failures, rail regulators. That was the report in the Daily Telegraph. This is important for the haulage for several of reason. The first is that it shows that despite billions of pounds being invested and soaring fares, there has been little improvement in the service. Indeed overcrowded looks likely to increase. This is bad news for road haulage. The best policy from our perspective is that people should go by train and freight should go by road. Experts such as Professor Alan McKinnon of Heriott-Watt University have calculated the options and this is the best. But if trains are so awful, then even more people will travel by car, causing more congestion for our trucks. Currently we are getting the worst of both all works. Huge amounts are being spend on rail but not getting very far while hardly any serious money is being spent on roads where it is most needed. The majority of people travel by car but the majority of money is spent on rail. This sounds like the real cause of congestion.