- Christian Wolmar
Articles by Christian Wolmar - Page 4
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Opinion
Wolmar: Labour must set to work on HS2 and control its cost
Of the many issues facing the Labour government’s transport team, the least discussed has been the future of HS2.
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Opinion
Pedalling the delights of the Barnstaple branch
Christian Wolmar finds himself in a remote and obscure but pleasantly busy corner of the rail network.
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Opinion: The travails of getting to the end of a branch line
Christian Wolmar reflects on the point of some remoter stations if the service is so infrequent.
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Opinion
Opinion: Haigh launches Shadow GBR - but we’re still in the dark
Labour's nationalisation plan is driven by ideology, says Christian Wolmar, and it's unclear if and when it will solve the industry's problems.
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Opinion
Upturn in TPE’s fortunes is a good advertisement for public ownership
Christian Wolmar on the hard facts of renationalisation.
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Opinion: Poor timing from ASLEF
Adverse publicity for Labour and the union could easily have been avoided with better coordination, says Christian Wolmar.
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Opinion
Opinion: Better WiFi would send out the right signals to passengers
The last government should never have scrapped wifi for passengers and Labour should restore it, says Christian Wolmar.
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Opinion: Restoring railways needs a lighter, quicker touch
‘Reversing Beeching’ was precisely the sort of gimmicky performative government style that helped discredit the Conservative brand, says Christian Wolmar.
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Opinion
Opinion: The vulnerability and resilience of our railways
The vulnerability of the railways has been highlighted in the past couple of weeks by two very separate events.
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Opinion
Labour in a hurry to implement changes on the railway
Christian Wolmar on Labour's first frantic weeks in office and why the new government isn't hanging around when it comes to rail reform.
