Does the Railways Bill signal trouble for freight? And GBR unveils a new livery

Additional resources for this episode:

Transport Select Committee hearing we discuss

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/25006/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

It’s our first Billwatch! We examine the Transport Select Committee’s recent scrutiny of the Railways Bill ahead of its second reading this week…

Great British Railways unveils a new livery for GBR trains.

London to Germany by Eurostar! Excellent, but when can we book tickets?

And Richard gets a behind-the-scenes look at a potentially game-changing new signalling solution…

In this episode:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Billwatch: Scrutiny at the TSC
30:11 New GBR livery
36:38 London to Germany by train!
39:17 Universal Signalling visit
44:04 Thanks to Supporters
45:19 Railway News Round-up
45:22 ECML timetable change
46:39 Railway Performance Society stats
48:23 Fake AI image delays trains
49:28 HS2 Phase 2A powers to expire
50:25 New open access application for Wrexham
52:06 The Quiz
53:40 Parcels as Passengers trial

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