Distinguished journalist, broadcaster and author of many excellent railway books, #ChristianWolmar, shares his thoughts on High-Speed rail (both here & in China), #GreatBritishRailways and why he wanted to be Mayor of London! www.vectisradio.com/on-air/prese...

Honoured to interview writer and journalist #ChristianWolmar on tonights CATCH-cast show. 6pm live on #VectisRadio 104.6FM if you're local, or on their podcast site later on worldwide: www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc... Hear about his latest book, China trip, #HS2 and #Railway200.

Thanks Jonn. I'm not a luddite and I certainly want better railways. ( #ChristianWolmar and I coined the phrase, "excellent railways for the many, not high speed rail for the few"). My objections to HS2 originally included the failure to define exactly what it is for....