Christian Wolmar

Last week, buying a ticket for my first rail journey in six months, I said to the kindly ticket clerk, ...
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Sir. The collapse of the train services out of King’s Cross and Paddington after the announcement that the Hitachi trains ...
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We are entering a period of Big Government. Indeed, we have been in one for the past year. Neoliberalism is ...
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Just in case there were not enough ‘initiatives’ being launched by his department,  Grant Shapps, the transport secretary decided a ...
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By Christian Wolmar and Pearl Ahrens In terms of transport, the new post-pandemic normal is looking worse than the old ...
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The future of rail has been rather a long time coming. The report on ‘Trains fit for the future’ published ...
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Let’s assume that ‘back to normal’ is, say, an 80 per cent railway. In other words, that the timetable will ...
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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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One of the worst outcomes of the privatisation of the railways a quarter of a century ago is the failure ...
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Wentworth golf club was not always that posh (The rich vs the very, very rich: the Wentworth golf club rebellion, ...
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Remember ‘integrated transport’. It was a concept promoted by John Prescott, the much underrated transport secretary whose excellent 10 year ...
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After a year of paralysis in the rail industry, there finally appears to be some movement from the Department for ...
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Oddly, in this short newsletter, I am going to promote someone else’s book. This is because I think Peter Walker’s ...
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Every year, rail fares go up and every year, the proposed increase in fuel duty is shelved. This year was ...
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In the midst of all the chaos and uncertainty on the railways caused by the pandemic, it is surprising that ...
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One clear result of the Covid crisis is that we have to recognise that moving around more is not necessarily ...
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Elon Musk may, as Will Dunn, suggests ‘be a more interesting person to occupy capitalism’s top spot’ but watch out ...
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In early January, the  Department for Transport (DfT) boasted that the UK “was on the cusp of a transport revolution” ...
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In recent weeks I have interviewed numerous ex-BR managers for my new book which is about the successes and failures ...
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I have not worn a suit for a year. I hate wearing suits but I am so looking forward now ...
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