Sacked from DfT Operator! The exclusive full interview with Chris Gibb
Chris Gibb is one of the country’s most respected and experienced railway operators. His storied career includes a period as Chief operating Officer of…
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SNOWDONIAN 2024 – Steam train footplate ride on the Ffestiniog Railway
A very special footplate ride on the Ffestiniog Railway’s Snowdonian. A special steam train that travels the entire length of the Ffestiniog and Welsh…
Top 5 Rail ‘Nationalisation’ Myths Busted!
Our Top 5 myths of rail ‘nationalisation’ based on the reaction to Labour’s plans for the railway if it wins the next General Election….
Rail Minister Huw Merriman interview: We ask him the questions you are all asking!
We meet Rail Minister Huw Merriman in his private office at the Department for Transport to ask as many of the big questions people…
TRAINS vs PLANES – which is cheaper, greener & faster?
Trains vs planes – why taking the train can be up to 80% cheaper than flying and 17 times greener, according to new research…
Labour’s Plan to Fix Britain’s Railways – key points & first impressions
Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has announced Labour’s Plan to Fix Britain’s Railways (Getting Britain Moving) – Richard and Nigel give their first…
The Inside Story: Government and Railways – Sir Philip Rutnam | The Big Interview
The inner workings of the Department for Transport and Government finances are revealed in this fascinating interview with former Permanent Secretary of both the…
Time for British Rail 2.0? & Jacobite steam train fails
The Jacobite steam train fails on its first run of the season from Fort William to Mallaig, stopping near Glenfinnan viaduct… and it had…
Jacobite steam train stand-off & last chance to save Alstom Derby
Latest updates on both the Jacobite steam train stand-off with ORR and the campaign to save Alstom Derby’s UK train manufacturing facility. We’re not…
Alstom Derby one minute to midnight – MD Nick Crossfield | The Big Interview
Nick Crossfield, Managing Director of Alstom’s UK and Ireland business discusses the background to the desperate situation at the Alstom Derby UK manufacturing train…
TRAINS: the end for UK manufacturing? Alstom begins Derby factory mothballing
Are 147 years of UK manufacturing of trains about to come to an end in Derby as Alstom begins the process of mothballing its…
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