78. £415 million for rail in the North… or government spin?
Green Signals3 Huhti 2025

78. £415 million for rail in the North… or government spin?

The Prime Minister announces £415m investment in railways in the north! But what’s the real story?

Virgin Trains moves a step closer to challenging Eurostar… but it’s still a long way off being a done deal

And… passenger numbers are increasing… but revenue is still lagging miles behind. We investigate.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro(00:47) £415m for railways in the North(11:24) Virgin Trains challenge against Eurostar(20:39) Passenger revenue investigation(35:52) Thanks to Supporters, Super Thanks and Members(38:41) Railway News Round-up(38:46) Wareham level crossing campaign(40:33) LNER test run to London St Pancras(41:40) S&DR200 All Change spectacular(42:27) RIA Stations: Engines of Communities paper(44:12) Northern passenger assistance trial(46:06) The Quiz(50:29) Andrew Pennington Lifetime Achievement Award

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Credits:

Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)


Image Credits (unless shown in video):

  • Thumbnail and picture of Virgin Pendolino at Liverpool Lime Street - Caron Badkin / Shutterstock.com
  • Film of Siemens Class 185 arriving at York on a Transpennine service - Richard Bowker
  • Various screengrabs of Government website (No 10 Press Release) - HM Government
  • Screengrab of Government CMD 946 paper - Network North - HM Government
  • Screengrab of ORR paasenger journeys April 2014 - March 2024 graph (ORR)
  • Image of LNER Azuma London St Pancras - Courtesy of LNER

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