Events – Christian Wolmar

Christian Wolmar is a regular speaker at conferences, meetings and seminars both in the UK and abroad on transport and, specifically, rail matters.

He often speaks at conferences on the latest development in the rail and transport industries and gives lectures on all his rail history books.

Christian gives around 30 talks per year and has spoken all around the country, as well as in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, France, the United States and Australia where he has twice been invited to provide his expertise. He has given two lectures at the Royal Geographic Society.

Future Events

2022 November 11

British Rail – a new history
Slough and Windsor Railway Society, Slough

slough and windsor railway society

Past Events

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2022 July 07	The Crossrail story St John’s church hall, Bedford, Bedford St John’s Church Hall, St John’s Street, Bedford, MK42 0DL
2022 June 06	British Rail book event pound arts centre, swindon Tickets from https://www.ents24.com/corsham-events/the-pound-arts-centre/christian-wolmar-british-railway/6483418 At The Pound Arts Centre Pound Pill Corsham
2020 March 03	Improving rail’s customer service All party group on customer service, london london All party group on customer service
2019 November 11	How the railways changed the world British Library, London Book launch of Railways book
2019 November 11	Future of Mobility Financial Times debate, I am speaking at 2pm
2019 November 11	National Wales Transport conference I am speaking at 10 45
2019 October 10	Future of Van
2018 November 11	Driverless cars: the future or pure hype ITS UK summit, Bristol
2018 November 11	The Crossrail story Brendon Books, taunton https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/taunton/brendon-books/the-story-of-crossrail-with-christian-wolmar Only a dozen tickets left
2018 November 11	Mitcham and Morden CLP: Transport: getting better? The Guardian centre, London SW19
2018 November 11	The Oxford – Milton Keynes – Cambridge Growth Corridor: Can we plan for sustainable growth and make places that work for people? Lucy Cavendish College Cambridge, Cambridge
2018 November 11	Railways and the Raj Folkestone Book festival, Folkestone Folkestone Book Festival For tickets https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/events/2018-11/18/folkestone-book-festiva-13481/
2018 November 11	To the edge of the world, the story of the Transsiberian Railay Pewsey Vale Railway Society, smithy lane sn9 5pl
2018 November 11	Trains, planes, automobiles …and buses Bristol, Bristol For tickets: http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/trains-planes-automobiles-and-buses/
2018 November 11	How the driverless car con is changing transport policy University of Cardiff, Cardiff
2018 November 11	Intelligent Transport Conference QE2 centre westminster, london I am speaking on two occasions, on November 1 and November 2
2018 October 10	Trains that changed the world Freeview Channel 19 First in a six parter on rail history 8pm Wednesday 17th October
2018 October 10	How to improve public transport royal station hotel Newcastle, Newcastle Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Users Group
2018 July 07	Railways and the Raj Newmarket Library, Newmarket Newmarket Library
2018 June 06	A talk on Railways and the Raj with Shashi Tharoor and Monisha Rajesh British Library, London Details and booking https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/britishlibrary/programme
2018 March 03	East West Rail and other railway matters Highfield School, Hitchin Hitchin CLP
2018 March 03	Railways and the Raj Mitchell Library, Glasgow At Aye Write, Glasgow Literary Festival https://www.ayewrite.com/Pages/whats-on.aspx#/event/8fc271ad-2ed0-481a-876c-a85d00eb79c5#top
2018 March 03	Railways and the Raj Weston Lecture Theatre, Oxford Oxford Literary Festival http://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/2018/march-21/railways-and-the-raj-how-the-age-of-steam-transformed-india
2018 March 03	Railway renationalisation – is it possible? Huddersfield Labour Student Society, Huddersfield
2018 January 01	Railways and the Raj St Andrew’s Church, South Croydon (entrance from Lower Coombe Street, Croydon Talk on my new book – copies will be available for sale
2018 January 01	Railways and the Raj Slough and Windsor Railway Society, Slough Slough and Windsor Railway Society My new book
2017 November 11	Railways and the Raj, launch lecture in aid of Railway Children Owl Bookshop, london Lecture on my new book, Railways and the Raj, at Owl bookshop – £5 .
2017 November 11	Railways and the Raj Brendon Books, taunton My first lecture on my new book Brendon Books Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/boxoffice/select/ubhVUoTAFEKX
2017 November 11	Railway technology: solution or problem Prague letnany centre, Prague Time to be confirmed
2017 November 11	Engines of War Enfield Transport Circle, London Powerpoint presentation on Engines of War
2017 November 11	Railfuture conference Curve theatre, Leicester
2017 October 10	Railways and the Raj book launch Daunt’s bookshop, London Please email christian.wolmar@gmail.com for an invite
2017 October 10	Railways and the Raj Owl Bookshop, london Presentation on my new book – £5 and discounted book – but very limited number of places left – book now via the shop 020 7485 7793 or go to https://www.dauntbooks.co.uk/products-page/events/christian-wolmar/
2017 October 10	Revolutionary Russia and the world’s longest railway – with John Simpson and Christian Wolmar royal geographic society, London Royal Geographic Society Tickets from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/revolutionary-russia-and-the-worlds-longest-railway-tickets-35048766805
2017 October 10	Global Conquest, how the railways took over the world Hedgerley Memorial Hall, Hedgerley Bucks Hedgerly Historical Society
2017 October 10	Chairing railway conference, RSA insurance London Transport Museum, London
2017 September 09	Fire and Steam, how the railways changed Britain St Albans School, St Albans
2016 December 12	Vale of Berkeley Railway Society tbc, Bristol
2016 December 12	Transsiberian Railway Permanent Way Institution, Broadway House, London SW1
2016 November 11	Global conquest: How railways took over the world British Library, London http://www.bl.uk/press-releases/2016/october/autumn-highlights-at-the-british-library
2016 November 11	Transsiberian Railway – Henley Henley, details to follow, Henley
2016 November 11	Reviewing the railway revolution with Nigel Harris and Christian Wolmar Derby Railway Engineering Society, Derby Reviewing the Railway Revolution – an evening with Rail Magazine
2016 November 11	Skipton East Lancs Rail Action Partnership: The future of rail Herriot Hotel, Broughton Road, Skipton, skipton With Christian Wolmar and Nigel Harris
2016 November 11	Fire and Steam, the history of Britain’s railways St Albans School, St Albans St Albans History Society http://stalbanshistory.org/page/autumn_2016?path=0p1p33p
2016 October 10	American railway history United Reform Church, Croydon
2014 December 12	What is franchising for? London school of economics, london Railway Studies Association
2014 December 12	Derby Rail meeting on HS2 Derby Council House, Derby
2014 November 11	The transsiberian railway west hampstead library, London NW6 1AU The story of the Transsiberian from my book, To the Edge of the World
2014 November 11	How the railways made London London Transport Museum, London In conjunction with Dorling Kindersley books. I will be signing copies of The Iron Road.
2014 November 11	Fire and Steam Mycenae House, London

Events archive:

To see older events (prior to Autumn 2014), please see the archived events listing.

Booking Christian for speaking engagements or to chair meetings:

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 events.

"I just wanted to thank you for all your effort as chair of the Transport conference yesterday. Many other members of GovNet staff noted how well you handled proceedings, especially during some difficult questions from delegates."

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