84. An End to 'Boom & Bust' For Rail Suppliers? Hmm...
Green Signals15 Mai 2025

84. An End to 'Boom & Bust' For Rail Suppliers? Hmm...

An end to the ‘boom and bust’ of contracts for rail suppliers? Sir Andrew Haines, Network Rail CEO, describes the Rail Enhancement Pipeline as a ‘flawed proposition’ because it is ‘owned politically’ and is ‘not a strategy for the railway’. We ask - is he right?

You can now apply to become a train driver at 18! But will it solve the railway’s shortage of drivers?

And Network Rail apparently spends £10k a WEEK on internal flights! But is that the real story?

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(01:20) ‘Boom and Bust’ on the railway? Haines at the TSC

(24:06) Interview with RIA about boom and bust

(33:01) Train driver minimum age now 18

(38:00) Interview with train driver Bessie Matthews

(46:01) News about a railway party

(47:53) Thanks to Supporters

(49:04) Railway News Round-up

(49:06) HS2 Bromford tunnel bore completed

(50:06) Network Rail spends £10k a week on internal flights

(52:40) Nationalisation date for Greater Anglia

(53:44) Solar panels for between railway tracks

(55:47) UK to Switzerland by high speed train?

(57:29) The Quiz

(59:29) Lego replica of Forth Bridge

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