Essential for policy makers
Another fantastic episode of the must-listen-to rail podcast Green Signals
Every politician of every party should be forced to listen/read
I find podcasts a great way to catch up on events or analyse current trends... Green Signals is one of the best I've come across.
Here are some resources and links you might find useful and interesting relating to subjects covered in Episode 27.
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s letter to Secretary of State Mark Harper… and his reply
We discussed Louise Haigh’s letter to Mark Harper about the future of the rail manufacturing sector. You can read her letter here.
And Mark Harper’s reply.
Jacobite steam train update
We mentioned West Coast Railway Company’s update on its website for the latest news on the Jacobite being cancelled. Here is their statement that we quoted from.
Daily Mail article on Labour policy for rail nationalisation
If you want to read the article we refer to that suggests Labour might abandon it’s public ownership policy for the railways, you can find it on there website here.
Corris Railway traverser
This is the fascinating traverser that enables the locomotive to go sideways on the railway: