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Christian Wolmar

The Guardian

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Tickets please / Why ticket barriers won’t stop fare dodging on trains

If there’s one thing more annoying than sitting on a plane next to someone who has paid half what you did for your ticket, it’s to...

09.08.2026 10

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Why ticket barriers won’t stop fare dodging on trains

If there’s one thing more annoying than sitting on a plane next to someone who has paid half what you did for your ticket, it’s to...

08.08.2026 10

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

The most dynamic countries are surging ahead with high-speed rail. Others, like Britain, are stuck in the station

The most dynamic countries are surging ahead with high-speed rail. Others, like Britain, are stuck in the station

With all our grumbling about trains – and it is close to a national pastime – it is easy to forget the successes. There is a tale to tell, for...

03.08.2026 10

The Guardian

Christian Wolmar

Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’

We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on the roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles in car parks and...

12.07.2026 20

The Guardian

Christian Wolmar

Railways / Why did the Bedford train accident happen?

Investigators will be anxious to ascertain the cause of the Bedford train accident given its very unusual nature. The toll of 89 injuries and the...

21.06.2026 20

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Why did the Bedford train accident happen?

Investigators will be anxious to ascertain the cause of the Bedford train accident given its very unusual nature. The toll of 89 injuries and the...

20.06.2026 20

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

HS2 is a national scandal

HS2 has never had the attention it needs and the scrutiny its scale demands. This is Britain’s largest infrastructure project, dwarfing the Channel...

20.05.2026 20

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Bored of waiting for the chairlift? Try a ski ‘safari’

The problem with conventional ski holidays is that every day is more or less the same. You step eagerly out after your hotel breakfast to take the...

15.02.2026 30

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Books / The glorious ventilation shafts hiding in plain sight

12.01.2026 30

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Books / The glorious ventilation shafts hiding in plain sight

12.01.2026 20

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Starry starry night: the return of the sleeper train

31.08.2025 30

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Books / Starry starry night: the return of the sleeper train

29.08.2025 30

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

End of the line / The demise of the Royal Train was inevitable

01.07.2025 20

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Notes on... / How to survive a Chinese banquet 

03.06.2025 20

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar

Notes on... / How to survive a Chinese banquet 

03.06.2025 20

The Spectator

Christian Wolmar