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Christian Wolmar - Page 3

Getting more people to use trains by making the product cheaper and more user-friendly is key to boosting rail, say Wolmar and RAIL readers. An LNER Azuma train pulls in to York station on June 2. ALAMY.

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Opinion: mind the gaps in Labour's plans for rail

Can rail fill the transport holes apparent in Labour's manifesto? Christian Wolmar outlines the ways

Christian Wolmar 3 Jul

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talking on a train - 2024 - Alamy

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Comment: Labour plans old and new

Rip off the sticking plasters and prepare for change, says Christian Wolmar

Christian Wolmar 18 Jun

TransPennine Express 802214 stands at Newcaste on Marche.res one of tour operators that remain under the control of the Department for Transport's Operator of Last Resort, with Labour pledging that others will follow as their contracts expire.

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Labour’s rail reform plans remain a work in progress

Travel writer and broadcaster Christian Wolmar says what emerges in government may look different to the plan the party set out while in opposition.

Christian Wolmar 15 May

Passengers board a Chiltern Railways service bound for Birmingham Moor Street at Solihull on December 3. 2021.

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Wolmar: what a Labour government should do to reform rail

The railway model should be based on the people who use it - the passengers says Christian Wolmar.

Christian Wolmar 16 Jan

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Christian Wolmar - Page 3

Opinion: mind the gaps in Labour's plans for rail

Comment: Labour plans old and new

Labour’s rail reform plans remain a work in progress

Wolmar: what a Labour government should do to reform rail

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Christian Wolmar - Page 3

Opinion: mind the gaps in Labour's plans for rail

Comment: Labour plans old and new

Labour’s rail reform plans remain a work in progress

Wolmar: what a Labour government should do to reform rail

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Signal theft discovered by staff when trying to clear line for freight train

Network Rail unlikely to support any new West Coast Main Line track access plans - apart from one

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s