My Portfolio
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Recent work
Death of the City Car?
How small affordable hatchbacks are being killed off by the march of the SUV. Part of my 2023 Newspress Awards Feature Writer of the Year winning portfolio.
How small affordable hatchbacks are being killed off by the march of the SUV. Part of my 2023 Newspress Awards Feature Writer of the Year winning portfolio.
The Car Expert, April 2022
Ford Fiesta – what went wrong?
Predicting the death of the supermini eight months before Ford announced the car's demise. Part of my 2023 Newspress Awards Feature Writer of the Year winning portfolio.
Ten biggest autmotive developments of Queen Elizabeth II's reign
Remembering 10 big changes in motoring over the past 70 years. Part of my 2023 Newspress Awards Feature Writer of the Year winning portfolio.
Diamond Days in Wales
Celebrating 60 – and 120 – years of the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway.
Celebrating 60 – and 120 – years of the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway.
Smart Motorways – anything but clever?
Analysing the dangers posed by the so-called answer to motorway congestion.
Analysing the dangers posed by the so-called answer to motorway congestion.
The Car Expert, March 2023
On Track for the Next 50
Celebrating half a century of narrow gauge engineering excellence by Alan Keef Ltd
Celebrating half a century of narrow gauge engineering excellence by Alan Keef Ltd
Last Whistle in the Valley
A final day of operation on the Rhiw Valley Railway before the 15-inch gauge line closed.
Braking Innovation
Braking design has remained fundamentally the same over more than a century but is a revolution on the way?
Going back to my Roots
A rare blog post – 25 years on from the last time, I go trackside as a photographer, and find that a whole lot has changed....