The disappearing railway
The disappearing railway by Christian Wolmar The fate of the South African railways shows how civilisation can go into reverseand ...
East West Rail should have been built by now so what’s the hold-up?
East West Rail should have been built by now so what's the hold-up? by Christian Wolmar Is anyone out there ...
London bridges are falling down
London bridges are falling down by Christian Wolmar It is not, as the nursery rhyme goes, that London Bridge is ...
How railway integration can be a power for good
How railway integration can be a power for good by Christian Wolmar At the root of the reform of the ...
Calling All Stations – The Transport Podcast S4 Ep12
Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast S4 Ep12 In search of Africa's lost railways Read on Substack ...
Calling All Stations – The Transport Podcast S4 Ep11
Integrating England’s transport plus safer buses Read on Substack ...
Paris: creating spaces for people rather than cars
Paris: creating spaces for people rather than cars by Christian Wolmar It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the ...
Greater use of railways saves lives, lots of them
Greater use of railways saves lives, lots of them by Christian Wolmar The Spanish high speed rail accident has broken ...
Between a rock and a hard place
Between a rock and a hard place by Christian Wolmar Stonehenge is one of the greatest archaeological sites in the ...
Calling All Stations – The Transport Podcast S4 Ep10
\ Christian speaks to legendary British Rail senior manager Chris Green OBE about the pioneering launch of the ScotRail business ...
Ex Railtrack boss Gerald Corbett explains what happened at ladbroke Grove and Hatfield
Ex Railtrack boss Gerald Corbett explains what happened at ladbroke Grove and Hatfield by Christian WolmarChristian Wolmar spoke exlusively to ...
AI is the new iron road
AI is the new iron road by Christian WolmarOver the centuries, there have been certain key inventions that have been ...
Calling All Stations – The Transport Podcast S4 Ep9
As the Welsh Government publishes 'Today, Tomorrow, Together - A vision for rail across Wales and Borders', Christian speaks exclusively ...
Bikes and beer in Belgium
Bikes and beer in Belgium by Christian Wolmar Belgium is not quite Holland when it comes to cycling. Read on ...
Can Transport Survive?
Can Transport Survive? by Christian Wolmar The fragility of the world’s transport system was exposed by the sudden outbreak of ...
The battle lines being drawn above Liverpool Street
The battle lines being drawn above Liverpool Street by Christian Wolmar In my book Cathedrals of Steam published in 2021 ...
Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street
Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street by Christian Wolmar At last a triumph Read on Substack ...
Safari on skis
Safari on skis by Christian Wolmar The problem with conventional ski holidays is that every day is more or less ...
Calling All Stations – The Transport Podcast S4 Ep8
Christian speaks to Leo Murray, Chief Executive of Riding Sunbeams, about his company's quest to connect Britain's railways directly to ...
Amtrak gets a new – but slow – fleet
Amtrak gets a new – but slow - fleet by Christian Wolmar Hurrah, but only one cheer not three. Read ...
