Michael Williams:
author & journalist

Michael is a journalist, academic and author – writing, blogging and broadcasting on railways and the media. He is also a travel writer, having covered the world for a variety of publications. Read more…

The Trains
Now Departed

Michael Williams’s most recent book The Trains Now Departed: Sixteen excursions into the lost delights of Britain’s railways is published by Arrow Books. Find out more about Michael’s other books, including ‘On the Slow Train’, ‘On the Slow Train Again’ and ‘Steaming to Victory’.

Fare’s not fair on the buses

October 30, 2024

TODAY’s  Budget held good and bad news for Britain’s bus passengers. On the one hand, Rachel Reeves trumpeted that the cap on bus fares introduced by the Sunak government would be continued. On the other the minimum price will go up from £2 to £3. This will not be welcomed by the young, the old and isolated rural dwellers who rely on the buses – if there is a service at all. The truth is that most services outside London […]

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