Electrification, battery trains, third rail – Finding solutions for South Western Railway’s network
Electrification and battery technology are never far from discussions about decarbonisation of the railway. There are a number of solutions, including discontinuous electrification and battery-hybrid ...
5 Marras 202423min
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 some progress on the Government’s 5 point ...
31 Loka 202457min
LIVE: AUTUMN BUDGET 2024 - What's in it for railways?
This is a recording of a YouTube Live we did on October 30th - Autumn Budget Day 2024. Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first Budget statement to MPs in the House of Commons and Richard and Nig...
31 Loka 202419min
Cancelling HS2 Phase 2 was “so illogical” – Former HS2 Chairman Sir David Higgins Big Interview
Sir David Higgins is known to most on the railway for holding two of the biggest roles there are – as a former Chairman of Network Rail and former Chairman of HS2. But he was also Chief Executive of t...
29 Loka 202454min
Autumn Budget 2024: What does the rail industry want to see?
Ahead of the Autumn Budget on October 30 2024, Richard spoke to the Railway Industry Association’s (RIA’s) Chief Executive Darren Caplan about what the railway’s supply chain wants to see announced. T...
28 Loka 202425min
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 Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to reverse Rishi Sunak’s decision to ...
24 Loka 20241h 3min
Exclusive! Alstom Derby Litchurch Lane visit & MD Nick Crossfield interview
Green Signals was exclusively invited to visit Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane train building and maintenance works to have a look around in the wake of the news earlier in the year that a follow-on ord...
23 Loka 202454min
Wales train crash: What we know so far
On the evening of October 21st, two Transport for Wales Class 158 trains were involved in a low-speed collision, right alongside the A470 main road, near Llanbrynmair (east of Machynlleth) in Powys, M...
22 Loka 20248min
