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’.

Awards demonstrate print media are still a power in the land

October 19, 2024

  ENJOYED being a  judge for this year’s London Press Awards, presented in the delightful historic surroundings of the Stationers’ Hall in the City. The judges agreed that it may have been a tough year for many newspapers but the ability to get to the heart of important and difficult issues is as strong as ever. Newspaper of the Year was The Sun with a traditional scoop about a sinning celebrity (Huw Edwards), but times are a-changin’. One editor told […]

MICHAEL'S BOOKS