Christian Wolmar
| Christian Wolmar | |
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| Born |
3 August 1949 London, UK |
| Alma mater | Warwick University |
| Occupation |
Journalist, author and railway historian |
| Known for | Transport commentary |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | www.christianwolmar.co.uk |
Christian Tage Forter Wolmar (born 3 August 1949) is a British journalist, author, railway historian and Labour Party politician. He is known for his commentary on transport, especially as a pundit on Britain's railway industry, and was named Transport Journalist of the Year in the National Transport Awards in 2007. He is also an advocate for cycling.
Wolmar ran to be the Labour candidate for the 2016 London mayoral election but finished second-from-bottom in the voting. He was Labour's unsuccessful candidate in the Richmond Park by-election, 2016, coming third.
Wolmar is the son of Boris Forter, who was born in Moscow. His mother was Swedish.
Wolmar was educated at Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, an independent school in South Kensington, followed by the University of Warwick.
Following his graduation from university in 1971, Wolmar worked for Marketing, Retail Newsagent, the New Statesman, and the London Daily News. He was on the staff of The Independent (1989–97) and their transport correspondent for four years from 1992, covering the privatisation of British Rail by the Major government. He also contributed to The Observer. He continues to produce regular columns for RAIL magazine and several other magazines.
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