9. 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 keep getting it right on railways in Scotland when the r...
6 Joulu 202359min
8. 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 how and why we've got to where we have with industrial re...
29 Marras 20231h
7. 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! Peter tells us all about the plans for celebrating the bicente...
22 Marras 202355min
6. 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 McNaughton. Not only did Andrew give evidence with us at...
15 Marras 20231h 14min
5. How to run a railway in the era of micro-management
MD Mark Hopwood lifts the veil at Great Western. In this episode of Green Signals we are delighted to welcome to the show Mark Hopwood CBE, the Managing Director of Great Western. Mark is a career r...
8 Marras 20231h 10min
4. DfT's 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 result is a humiliating climbdown and U Tu...
1 Marras 202354min
3. 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 it came to being binned and how bold decisions got it done. We also consider whe...
25 Loka 202352min
2. HS2 - the top 10 myths debunked!
In this episode, Nigel and Richard discuss the top 10 myths about HS2 and explain why so many people have misunderstood what HS2 delivers for the country - and why we are in trouble now that so much o...
18 Loka 202357min
