40. 75,000 Unlawful train fare prosecutions & UK's final coal train runs
Could 75,000 train fare evasion prosecutions be unlawful? We discuss train operators’ use of the Single Justice Procedure and the rather extraordinary situation that appears to be unfolding in the cou...
4 Jul 202452min
Andy Byford EXTRAORDINARY interview! Elizabeth Line, New York MTA, Toronto transit & Amtrak
The man who ran the three largest transit systems in three continents… Andy Byford a.k.a. ‘Train Daddy’s’ list of jobs is quite extraordinary. He’s been Operations Director of Rail Corp in New South W...
2 Jul 20241h 35min
39. Does Locomotive Services Ltd plan to rival the Jacobite steam train? We ask LSL's MD!
Is the Jacobite Steam Train about to have a powerful rival in the new partnership between Locomotive Services Ltd & the Scottish Railway Preservation Society? We speak to LSL Managing Director Tony Bu...
27 Jun 20241h 4min
38. GENERAL ELECTION 2024: The Rail and Transport Promises
Our General Election Manifestos special! We review the rail policies of the main parties: The Conservatives continue with their Network North plan The Labour Party continues with their Get Britain M...
20 Jun 202453min
The Big Interview: Is Open Access good for the railway? YES! says Lumo & Hull Trains MD Martijn Gilbert
Lumo and the divisive issue of Open Access. Richard Bowker interviews MD Martijn Gilbert and things get a bit lively! Is Open Access on the railway a good thing or a bad thing? Or perhaps a bit of bo...
17 Jun 202434min
37. Flying Scotsman news, Jacobite steam trains to have CDL? & Open Access with Lumo trains
Flying Scotsman, the world’s most famous steam locomotive, is to have a new custodian. But what is a custodian, who are they, and what will it mean in practice? Jacobite steam train operator West Coa...
13 Jun 202455min
36. Building trains with Hitachi Rail, Avanti West Coast Evero & Levenmouth rail link opens!
Behind the scenes at Hitachi Rail’s Newton Aycliffe train building facility, where we find out about the process and skills required to build trains… and discuss why it’s absolutely vital that the New...
6 Jun 20241h 6min
35. Turbo Pendolinos for HS2? Is a directing mind required & why Tornado cost £1m to overhaul
HS2 Phase 2 to Manchester may have been cancelled but the problems have only begun. How to deal with the 54 brand new Alstom / Hitachi trains on order? What about fewer seats being available on Britai...
30 Mai 20241h 7min
