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Christian Wolmar is a British journalist, author, and railway historian of Swedish and Russian descent. He is best known for his books and commentary on transport, especially on Britain's railway network, and was named Transport Journalist of the Year in the National Transport Awards in 2007.

Following his graduation from Warwick University in 1971, Wolmar worked for Marketing, Retail Newsagent, the New Statesman, and the London Daily News. He was formerly on the staff of The Independent (1989-97) and their transport correspondent for four years from 1992, covering the rail privatisation of the Major government. He has also contributed to The Observer.

Wolmar's books and columns mainly analyse the current state of the British railway industry. He has become known as one of the most vociferous media critics of the rail privatisation process, in terms of the upheaval which was caused following the Hatfield train crash, its current structure and the cost to taxpayers.

His latest books are The Subterranean Railway: a history of the London Underground, published in 2005, and Fire and Steam, the first major new history of the railways in Britain for 30 years. Most recently, Blood, Iron and Gold, a history of how the railways changed the world, was published in October 2009. All have attracted many favourable reviews. He continues to produce regular columns for RAIL magazine and Transport Times.

He has also written a book on the abuse scandals in children's homes, Forgotten Children, published in 2000, and has written extensively about housing issues and local government.

Christian is a keen cricketer and distance runner, and plays tennis. He is a diehard football fan, having supported Queens Park Rangers for over 50 years.

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