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Christian Wolmar newsletter March 24: New book, ride on Normandy beaches and a walk round London stations

Christian Wolmar newsletter March 24: New book, ride on Normandy beaches and a walk round London stations

Dear subscriber Such a long delay since the last newsletter, and therefore so much to say. First, I have sent ...
Rail 996: The fiasco to end all fiascos

Rail 996: The fiasco to end all fiascos

 In over a quarter of a century of writing this column, there has been no end of scandals, mishaps, errors ...
Rail 993: Edinburgh tram success came at a price - and au revoir Nigel Harris

Rail 993: Edinburgh tram success came at a price – and au revoir Nigel Harris

So how did the tram line in Edinburgh end up costing nearly twice its original estimate of £500m? That is ...
A newsletter with more links than a seaside golf course

A newsletter with more links than a seaside golf course

Well busy does not describe the last month or so. Of course I chose May to go on holiday after ...
Driverless car vision abandoned

Driverless car vision abandoned

So what happens when a dream turns into, well, a pipedream? I spent today to find out by attending a ...
Rail 965: All hail the 'Nobody gives a Damn' railway

Rail 965: All hail the ‘Nobody gives a Damn’ railway

Christian Wolmar Let me introduce you to the NGAD Railway. Or you may have encountered it already if you know ...
July 2022 newsletter

July 2022 newsletter

It is difficult not to be depressed as I write this during the heatwave. I would in fact enjoy the ...
The value of economics to writing about transport

The value of economics to writing about transport

I fell into book writing by accident. In all my career, I have done everything a bit late, which is ...
Be careful what you wish for

Be careful what you wish for

The reaction by many rail journalists to the publication of the Integrated Rail Plan was uncontrolled fury. They railed against ...
March 2022 Newsletter: Railways still relevant in modern warfare

March 2022 Newsletter: Railways still relevant in modern warfare

In researching my forthcoming book on the role of the railways in the reoccupation of northern Europe following D Day, ...
The original Northern Powerhouse - lecture for Sunderland University

The original Northern Powerhouse – lecture for Sunderland University

It was no accident that the North of England was the cradle for the railways, nor that a self-educated but ...
The last newsletter of the year

The last newsletter of the year

The biggest risk of the long term effect of the pandemic is that we see a permanent change from the ...
Rail 946: Beware the cuts are 'a coming

Rail 946: Beware the cuts are ‘a coming

Amid all the hoo-ha of HS2, integrated rail plans and Great British Railways, there’s a rather more serious situation brewing ...
November 2021 newsletter

November 2021 newsletter

This is my newletter sent out free to subscribers - to sign up, go to my website christianwolmar.co.uk and scroll ...
September 2021 newsletter: a (sort of) return to normal

September 2021 newsletter: a (sort of) return to normal

Life is returning to around 50 per cent normal, so this newsletter is focussing on various events I am speaking ...
August newsletter: The driverless car conundrum solved

August newsletter: The driverless car conundrum solved

I have finally resolved a conundrum that has been bugging me for several years. Despite writing numerous articles and two ...
Rail 927: Cutting costs on the railways is not easy

Rail 927: Cutting costs on the railways is not easy

Let’s assume that ‘back to normal’ is, say, an 80 per cent railway. In other words, that the timetable will ...
March 2021 Newsletter

March 2021 Newsletter

Christian Wolmar's March newsletter: Anonymity is killing fair debate  Dear subscriber, The ferocity of the arguments over low traffic neighbourhoods ...
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