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Episode 61

Storm Bert rail disruption & Network Rail and SWR tackle leaf fall

Additional Resources for this episode Storm Bert wreaks havoc across the railway with heavy flooding and high winds causing major disruption for trains. Richard…

Episode 60

Great British Railways: Will it really take 2 years to create? & Northern performance plan

Great British Railways – Will it really take 2 years to create? We discuss Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh’s appearance at the…

Episode 59

HS2’s £100 million ‘bat shed’ – the real story & Jacobite steam train vs ORR again!

HS2’s £100 million ‘bat shed’… and the real story behind it. Why Natural England have taken issue with HS2 Chairman Sir Jon Thompson’s discussion…

Episode 58

Wales train crash new evidence & what is going on at Northern Rail?

Wales train crash new evidence: RAIB (the Rail Accident Investigation Branch) issues a further update with new information on the Talerddig rail crash on…

Episode 57

Wales train crash RAIB investigation initial findings & Euston station progress?

The Rail Accident Investigation branch releases its initial findings into the fatal train crash at Talerddig, Powys, Wales on October 21. Euston station sees…

Episode 56

HS2 SPECIAL: Is Phase 2a back on? And Louise Haigh launches review of HS2 Phase 1

It’s an HS2 special this week! Is an HS2 Phase 2a Euston to Crewe revival on the cards? We look into rumours that the…

Episode 55

Northern Rail 16-25 Railcard misunderstanding & Rail leaders support HS2 Phase 2 alternative

Northern Rail threatens to prosecute a man over a £1.90 16-25 Railcard misunderstanding – but backs down Alstom’s Derby works – we preview a…

Episode 54

£1bn South Western Railway trains delayed by windscreen wipers? & GWR Fast Charge Battery

£1bn fleet of South Western Railway Class 170 Arterio trains in storage ‘because their windscreen wipers are too big’… but is that the real…

Episode 53

Why can’t we build major infrastructure in the UK?

Is Britain is broken and what are the reasons it feels impossible to build infrastructure anymore? We analyse a new essay called ‘Foundations: Why…

Episode 52

Jacobite steam train saga latest & RAIB answers YOUR Flying Scotsman crash questions

Jacobite steam train – we ask the ORR’s Chief Inspector about the ongoing central door locking saga The RAIB answers YOUR questions about the…

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