Why does heat wreak havoc with the railway? And what can we do about it?

Why does heat wreak havoc with the railway? And what can we do about it?

A so-called ‘near miss between two trains at Clay Cross turns out to be nothing of the sort…

And the National Audit Office makes some remarkable recommendations on HS2

** Book for the Green Signals Jolly on July 23rd here

In this episode:

00:00 Intro

00:30 Heat and the railway

19:09 Clay Cross incident

23:17 HS2 NAO report

33:02 Railway News round-up

33:05 Bedford recovery completed

34:39 Hoghton level crossing accident

36:05 Cambridge South station opens

37:52 Cambridge University vs East West Rail

39:17 Camp Hill Line passenger numbers

41:09 Etihad Rail passenger service launched

42:59 Germany Railways GSM-R fault

44:12 Norwood Junction access ramp report

52:36 Heritage News round-up

52:38 Heritage railways close due to heat

53:44 North Dorset Railway receives Wickham railbus

55:13 Railway 200 Inspiration train completes tour

57:30 Thanks to supporters

58:45 The Quiz

01:01:23 Downpatrick & County Down Railway award