Watch/listen now! What is HS2 going to be like for passengers? When will we see HS2 trains running? What will the customer experience be like? We ask all this & more in our interview with West Coast Partnership Development Managing Director Shamit Gaiger. youtu.be/LGwNCsvHdnQ

A pleasure to be in lovely Bury St Edmunds today speaking to Railfuture EAnglia AGM on The Labour Party Government's plans for Great Britain's #railways and the need to divert investment from legacy road schemes as advocated by Transport Action Network, with a few anecdotes about Calling All Stations - the transport podcast

Great to be at the launch of the ⁦Transport Action Network⁩ report on alternatives to the Lower Thames Crossing demonstrating the better and wider value a rail solution could bring. Thanks for the invitation ⁦⁦Cogitamus Limited⁩

The government needs to scrap the Lower Thames Crossing and get Britain moving! Our Essex-Kent Superlinks report shows there is another way, which will bring longer lasting results at a fraction of the cost. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

It’s a scandal that, for one of the most important transport connections in the UK, no serious exploration of alternatives has ever been undertaken until now. Read our Essex-Kent Superlinks report here: transportactionnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Whichever way you look at it the Lower Thames Crossing just keeps getting more expensive A drain on the UK's finances at a time we can ill-afford wasteful and damaging projects ft.com/content/917d4b…

The second part of our podcast special ‘Indian Railway Adventure’ will be airing today at 15:00! Join Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker for more #IndianRailways, #HS2 and a tribute to Professor Rod Smith. We hope to see you then!

Season 3 Episode 10 is now available to download! Come join Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker here: markwalkerg.podbean.com/e/310-indian-r…

3/11 Christian Wolmar & Mark Walker discuss Tesla's reputational hit from Elon Musk, Christian interviews Transport Action Network's Chris Todd 🇺🇦 #FBPE on why UK Government should cancel Lower Thames Crossing Crossing and looks at taxi fares' impact from Uber legal action podbean.com/eas/pb-tmtum-1…

Reeves and Starmer's tour of the north today feels like a panic visit to calm the regions in light of their decision to approve the Lower Thames Crossing, another multi-billion pound development in the South East Unfortunately they had little to offer transportactionnetwork.org.uk/northern-tour-…

The next episode of Calling all Stations will launch this afternoon at 15:00, where Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker will be discussing China and its #HighSpeedRail, as well as the #HeathrowShutdown - catch it here: markwalkerg.podbean.com

Great start to Rail Forum Parliamentary Reception afternoon with London North Eastern Railway bang on time and Icomera Wi-Fi so good I could stream BBC Politics live en route Cogitamus Limited Katie Allister

Honoured to be event partner again for great Rail Forum parliamentary reception with Icomera and MTMS where we heard from an outstanding lineup of speakers including Will Rogers_EMR, Catherine Atkinson MP, Lord Peter Hendy, Paul Kohler🔶MP for Wimbledon, Jerome Mayhew, Elaine Clark and Baggy Shanker MP

Our analysis suggests tolls will have to TRIPLE at Dartford to pay for the Lower Thames 'smart' motorway Crossing Private finance is not the 'get out of jail free card' that Rachel Reeves was hoping for theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

Important coverage by Transport Action Network in The Guardian today, showing that if PFI is used for Lower Thames Crossing, the tolls at Dartford and LTC could TRIPLE! theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

This is a really important article from ASLEF and Transport Action Network demolishing the case for the Lower Thames Crossing Crossing motorway. You can hear more about this issue in Christian Wolmar's interview with TAN's Chris Todd 🇺🇦 #FBPE in our episode 3/11: podbean.com/eas/pb-tmtum-1…

With consent given to the LTC but no public funding yet pledged, it is important that no funding for public transport is lost to fund it. Our AGS Simon Weller has written alongside Transport Action Network on the need to invest in public transport and rail freight tinyurl.com/4kwywxxs

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement of a £15.6 billion boost for modern public transport projects in England’s city regions outside London is welcome. Now scrap the LTC. Instead rail, tram, bus and ferry solutions should be developed. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/boost-for-publ…

Do you use the Dartford Crossing? Did you know, the Lower Thames Crossing could mean the toll increases to £8.10 for cars and £14 for lorries? theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

3/15 Christian Wolmar & Mark Walker examine SWR Help public ownership, Belgium's lessons for promoting UK cycling, Lilian Greenwood's efforts combatting pavement parking and Robert Jenrick's on fare evasion: podbean.com/eas/pb-y5gu7-1…