Rail magazine 2003
Christian Wolmar has been writing a fortnightly column for RAIL magazine since September 1995 and this archive has columns stretching back to 2000. Future RAIL columns will go online a few days after publication.
RAIL magazine is Britain's biggest-selling modern railways magazine, giving comprehensive news coverage for the industry. Over 25,000 copies are sold every fortnight.
#477 - December 24: End this crazy game that makes rail so complex
#476 - December 10: Railways up for grabs as politicians struggle with debt
#475 - November 26: SRA should keep a TOC or two in house for costs
#474 - November 12: Why pretend maintenance shake up is a cunning plan?
#473 - October 29: Media flurry may signal treble trouble for railway
#472 - October 15: Rail must combat crisis to deprive enemies of ammo
#471 - October 1: Will the SRA take the risk to end the Rosco monopoly?
#470 - September 17: Unlike the UK, the sun is rising on Japan's privatisation
#469 - September 3: Railway industry buckles as media turn up the heat
#468 - August 20: Class of 2003: end of year report says 'must do better'
#467 - August 6: Son of privatisation seems fated to be a problem child
#466 - July 23: It's the system that should be in the dock after Hatfield
#465 - July 9: Disconnection of Connex brings 'British Rail Mk 2'
#464 - June 25: Bowker's 'Mission: Impossible' - solving the capacity conundrum
#463 - June 11: Figures expose fragility of Network Rail Experiment
#462 - May 28: Private sector investment proves to be a mirage
#461 - May 14: Short sight at the SRA must not wreck the CTRL
#460 - April 30: National Railcard would sugar pill of commuter fare rises
#459 - April 16: Macho rhetoric of the SRA is alienating railway industry
#458 - April 2: Franchising needs new model as it nears end of the catwalk
#457 - March 19: SRA must work out the REAL cost and benefits of branches
#456 - March 5: History repeats itself on Tube and the politicians don't care
#455 - February 19: How can the beast created in Network Rail be tamed?
#454 - February 5: Bowker is in a jam as he fails to outwit Whitehall warriors
#453 - January 22: Another brick dislodged from privatisation's wobbly edifice
#452 - January 8: Cowardice and lack of vision stifle hope for the railways
