Episode 115

Great British Railways has a new look… and we are NOT impressed

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Additional resources for this episode:

Avanti West Coast/Railway Children Christmas film – Your Presence is Presents Enough

Second Reading of the Railways Bill in the House of Commons – Hansard

 

Great British Railways gets a new look… and meets with almost universal derision!

Billwatch returns to Green Signals with the second reading of the Railways Bill

And we find out how one of the biggest timetable changes in recent years has gone so far…

In this episode
00:00 Intro
00:27 GBR gets a new look
08:03 Railways Bill second reading
28:43 New railway timetable
35:42 LNER intermediate stops
39:20 ORR CEO steps down
42:51 GWR fleet problems
47:47 Thanks to Supporters
49:10 Railway News Round-Up
49:12 TfL awards new London Overground contract
51:00 Bee Network updates
51:58 Final HST in England
53:08 Reopening of the line through Ross on Wye
55:25 Greatest Gathering raises £100k
56:39 Garmouth/Spey Viaduct collapse
59:33 The Quiz
01:02:28 Avanti West Coast Railway Children Christmas film

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