Great Western Railway nationalisation date confirmed

Additional resources for this episode:

RAIB report into Grantham South Junction overspeed incident

HS2 CEO Mark Wild’s Project Update video

Heidi Alexander’s March 2026 HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament

Great Western Railway will be nationalised in December… and that much-loved historic green livery will soon disappear

HS2’s big ‘reset’ is delayed AGAIN. Or is it?

GB Railfreight’s Class 99s take a big leap towards entering service

And… an LNER overspeed incident might have been caused by driver distraction

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In this episode:
00:00 Intro
01:54 GWR nationalisation date announced
12:24 Is HS2’s ‘reset’ delayed?
17:45 Railway news round-up
17:52 GSM-R fault causes disruption
18:33 Oxley freight derailment
19:32 British Steel to be nationalised
20:03 Severn Tunnel major work
21:08 Mid Cornwall Metro launch
21:53 ORR rejects Grand Union open access application
24:23 Class 99s gain Statement of Compatibility
30:17 Grantham overspeed caused by ‘driver distraction’?
36:26 South West weather resilience video teaser
42:10 Heritage news round-up
42:19 East Lancs graffiti attack
42:52 Vale of Rheidol Railway Prince of Wales oil conversion
44:06 Talyllyn Railway celebrates 75th anniversary
44:53 Severn Valley Railway platform extension
45:55 Avon Valley Railway £150k fundraising appeal
46:43 Kent & East Sussex Railway Morning Bird-Song Tours
47:32 Museum of Scottish Railways new exhibition
48:35 Thanks to Supporters
50:36 The Quiz
55:24 Wabtec Doncaster Open Day