New Tube trains for the Piccadilly Line – inside the factory!
New trains are being built for the London Underground’s Piccadilly Line – the very first deep Tube trains that will have air conditioning and walk-through carriages. We visited the Siemens train manuf...
22 Jul 202510min
93. Midland Main Line electrification ‘paused’… But whose fault is it?
Government commits to 50 road and rail projects… or does it?Midland Mainline Electrification is ‘paused’. But whose fault is it?And the Severn Valley Railway pulls off a miracle to reopen just 6 month...
17 Jul 20251h 4min
HS2 didn’t GO wrong. It STARTED wrong – James Stewart review interview
James Stewart, author of the recent review into HS2 and theDfT’s approach to major projects speaks to Richard in this fascinating interview.Here’s the background to James’s review as set out by the Go...
15 Jul 202558min
92. Virgin trains is denied a return to the WCML… and so is everyone else!
Virgin Trains is denied a return to the West Coast Main Line…but in a big shock - along with everyone elseHS1 is judged poor value for money – but have all the benefits been accounted for?And an Avant...
10 Jul 202554min
91. The Royal Train is decommissioned & Derailment causes travel chaos on WCML
The Royal Train is to be decommissioned by 2027 bringing toan end to getting on for 200 years of association.A derailment at Bletchley and a fallen tree near Beattockcause days of travel chaos on the ...
3 Jul 202558min
Inside a Class 99 – The UK’s Most Powerful Locomotive
An exclusive tour inside GB Railfreight’s brand new Class 99 locomotive at UK Rail Leasing’s depot in Leicester. 8,000 horsepower in electric mode and 2,400hp in Diesel mode, this is a serious beast o...
1 Jul 202519min
90. Are the Industrial Strategy & Infrastructure Strategy actually strategies? And what about rail?
Are the Government’s ‘UK Infrastructure Strategy: A 10-Year Strategy’ and ‘The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy’ actually strategies? And do they tell a positive story for rail?1,800 people are evacuat...
26 Jun 202558min
Interview: LNER’s David Horne on running a railway in the public sector
LNER Managing Director David Horne meets Richard in York to talk about running a railway in the public sector, delivering for the passenger, rail fares, Great British Railways and much more besides.Me...
24 Jun 202542min
