Public Speaking
Christian Wolmar is a regular speaker at conferences, meetings and seminars both in the UK and abroad on transport and, specifically, rail matters. He regularly gives briefings on the rail industry to various groups. In the Spring of 2008, Christian is touring the Netherlands to talk about the Subterranean Railway. He has also spoken in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany and Australia. November 2007 , he gave a lecture on his latest book, Fire and Steam, at the Royal Geographical Society in aid of the Railway Children, following a similar successful lecture on the Subterranean Railway in January 2006.
If you are interested in inviting Christian to speak, please use the form on the Contact page. His fee varies according to the type of organisation and event, though of course he will speak free at charity and political events.
Click the image (right) for an enlarged picture of Christian's speech
to the Royal Geographic Society on January 12 2006 on the Subterranean Railway. Proceeds from the event were given to the Railway Children. Photo by Robert Lampard.
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"that great authority on the privatisation of the railways, Christian Wolmar, made it clear in his superb book Broken Rails that he regarded the privatisation of the railways as being criminally irresponsible"
William Keegan, The Observer
2008 Selected Engagements ::
January 11 :: Croydon Railway Society, Fire & Steam
February 12 :: (pm) London Assembly, How to reduce congestion, Driving Change conference, City Hall
February 13 :: Guildford, Fire & Steam, Mid Hants Railway Preservation Society
February 28 :: Institute of Directors, London, chair, Rail conference, 10am – 5 pm.
March 4 :: (tbs) York Fire and Steam, National Railway Museum, 7pm £15 in aid of the Railway Children
March 6 :: Plymouth Labour’s transport policy – sustainable or not? 6pm Centre for Sustainable Transport Plymouth University.
March 8 :: Swindon, Co-operative party conference, Future of Network Rail.
March 11 - 20 :: Holland tour, speaking on Subterranean Railway
March 28 :: Chatteris, Cambs, Rotary Club annual dinner, Fire & Steam
April 15-16 :: Amsterdam, Conference on Railway Station and Design, at Passenger Terminal exhibition, Amsterdam
May 10 :: Moreton in the Marsh, Cotswold Line Society annual meeting