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Episode 75

How late are YOUR trains? Train performance data shown at stations

How late are YOUR trains?! Train performance data to be displayed at stations to ‘rebuild trust’ – but will it really do that? Rail…

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Episode 74

Flying Scotsman DOES have a main line future & HS2 damning PAC report

Additional resources for this episode Flying Scotsman DOES have a main line future – we speak to the National Railway Museum about plans for…

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Episode 73

Railway structures: Has Network Rail got a grip?

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) threatens Network Rail with possible enforcement action under the Health & Safety at Work Act. Could there…

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Episode 72

Has the government finally got something right?! Railways Bill Consultation analysis

Additional resources for this episode The government publishes ‘Delivering a railway fit for Britain’s future’. It’s the clearest indication yet of the government’s intentions…

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Nigel-Harris

Meet Nigel

The former Managing Editor and Events Director of RAIL magazine which he built up into Britain’s market-leading industry magazine and which became a key opinion former in the sector read by senior Politicians and industry leaders.

Meet Richard

The former Chair and CEO of the Strategic Rail Authority as well as Chair of Virgin Rail Group, Group CEO of National Express and CEO of Etihad Rail in the UAE. A lifelong railwayman with a passion for analysis and debate.

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Stef Foster bio picture 2025

Meet Stef

Stef is a former Acting Editor of RAIL magazine. She spent 16 years on RAIL, working her way up from Editorial & Production Assistant in 2007, to Deputy Editor in 2020, and finally Acting Editor in 2023. In between that time, she held a variety of roles across events management, production management, and editorial.