Exclusive interview with Mark Phillips, CEO, Rail Safety and Standards Board RSSB
“The evidence is that Driver Only / Driver Controlled operation [DOO / DCO] is safer than being dispatched by a conductor or even a…
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Monsal Trail – Peak District UK walk steeped in railway history!
A stunning Peak District UK walk along the Monsal Trail – a disused railway line that was once part of the Midland Railway Buxton…
Clapham remembered, Scotland Part 2, and chaos at Paddington
It’s another busy episode with plenty to talk about… and this time, we’ve gone ‘on location’ too! Richard Bowker reports from Siemens Mobility’s HQ…
Peter Townend – A life remembered (1925-2023)
Remembering the life of rail elder statesman Peter Norman Townend who died on October 18th at the grand old age of 98. A railwayman…
Scotland: Are they showing us the way?
This time, we’re heading north of the border with special guest Alex Hynes (Managing Director, Scotland’s Railway) to find out why they seem to…
Strikes, Skills & Suitcases
As the country braces for more rail strikes in early December, we decided that Green Signals should focus some time this week on understanding…
Lord Peter Hendy: Railway 200 & how the railway made the modern world
Network Rail Chairman Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill joins us for his first media interview about Railway 200… and it’s a good one!…
Why scrapping HS2’s 36 miles from Birmingham to Crewe is utter madness!
Reflecting on our recent appearance at the Transport Select Committee, in this episode of Green Signals we are delighted to be joined by Andrew…
How to run a railway in the era of micro-management
MD Mark Hopwood lifts the veil at Great Western.
DfTs humiliation and the great ticket office U turn
Some 700,000 respondents objected to the DfT and train companies proposals to close some 1000 ticket offices. Transport Focus rejected all the proposals. The…
How the West Coast was won 20 years ago…..and why it might not work again!
In the light of the decision on HS2, we look at the West Coast Route Modernisation of 1997 – 2009 and discuss how close…
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