Christian Wolmar
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 74 |
| Date of birth | August 3,1949 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Children | Molly Brooks |
| Misha MccGwire | |
| Music groups | Elliott Sclar |
| Måns Lönnroth | |
| Simon Bullock | |
| Job | Author |
| Journalist | |
| Politician | |
| Education | University of Warwick |
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| ID | 2866384 |
Christian Wolmar Life story
Christian Tage Forter Wolmar 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.
Train wi-fi at risk as part of cost-cutting move
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Train wi-fi at risk as part of cost-cutting move
By Jemma DempseyBBC News
Rail users may lose access to wi-fi on trains in England as part of cost cuts after the government said it was a low priority for passengers.
The Department for Transport says cost pressures mean it will review whether the current wi-fi service " delivers The Best possible value for money".
But one rail expert criticised The Move and said trains could lose custom as a result.
Most operators currently offer free wi-fi as standard on their services.
Transport officials cited, which they said showed passengers were more concerned about value for money, reliability and punctuality than access to wi-fi.
" Our railways are currently not financially sustainable, and it is unfair to continue asking taxpayers to foot The Bill , which is why reform of all aspects of the railways is essential, " The Department for Transport (DfT) said.
" Passenger surveys consistently show that on-train wi-fi is low on their list of priorities, so it is only right we work with operators to review whether the current service delivers The Best possible value for money. "
On-train wi-fi equipment installed in 2015 is now in need of replacing and the government said many people on short journeys did not connect to the on-train wi-fi, and used their Mobile Phone network instead.
However, Anthony Smith , chief executive of Transport Focus, said access to wi-fi was something many passengers now expect as standard.
" Given the post-pandemic need to get more passengers back on The Train it would be difficult to justify removing something that makes rail more attractive to customers. "
Christian Wolmar , whose podcast first reported the DfT's move, said passengers needed the reliability of a train's wi-fi, especially on longer journeys.
" People expect to be able to use wi-fi on a train in the same way they would use a toilet, " he told The Bbc .
Mr Wolmar said the equipment would still have to be replaced for staff purposes, so any savings would be a " relatively trivial amount".
Ultimately, He Said the railways would suffer: " I think the operators will lose customers over this, using a train is a marginal thing anyway for many people. "
Mr Wolmar said train operators had received a letter from the DfT informing them of the decision to pull funding unless they could make a good business case for keeping it.
He Said he expected most services to lose access to wi-fi " over The Next year or two".
The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operating companies across Britain, declined to comment.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
