SHOCKING: 2 - What They Never Told You

OPINION - How much will London rail fares rise by?: The Leader podcast

Commuters face hefty rail fare increases next year which could add hundreds of pounds to season tickets even though inflation is falling.

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

Dear Rishi Sunak, you’ve declared war on people who want to curb car use. It’s one you’ll lose

The PM is misguided to focus so strongly on Ulez and popular low-traffic schemes. Keir Starmer should know better, too, says transport writer Christian Wolmar

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Adieu Mickey Mouse: Eurostar’s shrinking ambitions seven years on from the Brexit vote

When the Channel Tunnel first opened there were visions of seamless pan-European travel from the UK. Now the Disneyland Paris route has been axed and the Amsterdam route delayed, what went wrong?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

Free wi-fi on trains could be scrapped in cost-cutting measure

Railway chiefs are reviewing whether the service 'delivers the best possible value for money'

Manchester Evening News · May 22, 2023

Train passengers could lose access to free wifi to cut costs

The Department for Transport said it is reviewing whether the service ‘delivers the best possible value for money’.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Rail passengers in England could lose wifi access amid cost cuts

DfT tells operators wifi is low priority for travellers and they need to justify business case for it

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

The government has had to take over yet another railway – and yet it still balks at full nationalisation

The Conservatives are on a TransPennine Express to nowhere, says the author and podcaster Christian Wolmar

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Keir Starmer searches for a Labour candidate for Jeremy Corbyn’s seat

Corbyn tells us attempts to block him standing are an “infringement of the democratic rights” of local members.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023

Thursday briefing: How the north’s rail services went off track

In today’s newsletter: Perhaps nowhere in the UK are trains more in a crisis than in the north of England, where problems are thought to be costing the region up to £400m a year. What could be done to fix it?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

‘Great British Railways is dead’: rail industry at lowest ebb since the days of Railtrack

Grant Shapps ‘revolutionary’ GBR plan faces huge challenges

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022