Rail magazine 2007

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.


#581 - December 23: Ministers fail to understand real value of the railways
#580 - December 14: Barriers could prove counterproductive
#579 - November 23: Who is going to use the new high speed line?
#578 - November 13: France should avoid PPP complexity
#577 - October 28: Crossrail: still lots of questions to answer
#576 - October 13: Fares policy conspicuous by its absence
#575 - October 3: Rail covers all angles to boost safety
#574 - September 23: Unions should play a cannier game
#573 - September 4: Government hides the true cost of the railways
#572 - August 23: Another year of "could do better" in the railway school
#571 - August 3: Government tries to wish rail growth away
#570 - July 14: First milks Great Western ‘cash cow’
#569 - July 4: Brown may live to regret Tube PPP scandal
#568 - June 23: Green challenge for railways is complex and could be costly
#567 - June 9: The woes of railway websites
#566 - May 23: France: speed and spending before structure
#565 - May 9: DfT can’t have it both ways on rolling stock
#564 - April 25: No, Ian I am not impressed with your business plan
#563 - April 1: It should have been Tory ministers in the dock
#562 - March 28: Department should not be running the railway
#561 - March 14: Grayrigg: some cause for concern
#560 - February 28: It’s murder on the modern ‘Orient Express’
#559 - February 14: Freight pays the price of Europe’s rail paradox
#558 - January 31: Chaos on Brunel’s railway demands a new BR
#557 - January 20: Wanted: a mission statement to redefine rail’s role
#556 - January 6: Shed no tears over loss of rail's high-speed toy