29. Time for British Rail 2.0? & Jacobite steam train fails
The Jacobite steam train fails on its first run of the season from Fort William to Mallaig, stopping near Glenfinnan viaduct… and it had Mk 1 carriages on the train. Alstom Derby and the Government a...
18 Apr 202457min
28. Jacobite steam train stand-off & last chance to save Alstom Derby
The latest updates on both the Jacobite steam train stand-off with ORR and the campaign to save Alstom Derby’s UK train manufacturing facility. We’re not beyond the point of no return to save Alstom’...
12 Apr 202456min
The Big Interview - Alstom Derby one minute to midnight - MD Nick Crossfield
Nick Crossfield, Managing Director of Alstom's UK and Ireland business discusses the background to the desperate situation at the Alstom Derby UK manufacturing train building factory, where closure th...
9 Apr 202432min
27. TRAINS: the end for UK manufacturing? Alstom begins Derby factory mothballing
Are 147 years of UK manufacturing of trains about to come to an end in Derby as Alstom begins the process of mothballing its facility there? The Jacobite steam train dispute between West Coast Railway...
4 Apr 202449min
26. Jacobite steam train ‘Hogwarts Express’ cancelled & Mayors unveil HS2 alternative
West Coast Railway Company stops sales of Jacobite steam train tickets – the famous Harry Potter Hogwarts Express route across Glenfinnan Viaduct, amid another battle with the ORR over central door lo...
28 Mar 202458min
25. Department for Transport good news… (finally!) & Heritage railways under threat
The Department for Transport appoints Scotland’s Railway Managing Director Alex Hynes as its new Director General of the Rail Infrastructure and Service Delivery Group, giving us a ray of hope for the...
21 Mar 202454min
24. Budget 2024 analysis for rail, NAO slaps DfT, which decides to reorganise...
We examine what the railway got from last week’s budget with a bit of Budget 2024 analysis… spoiler alert – nothing that hasn’t already been announced! The National Audit Office (NAO) report into the...
14 Mar 202449min
23. Are train tickets too expensive? Train fares increase 4.9%
Train tickets just got more expensive… Rail fares go up by 4.9% sparking fury amongst passenger groups. Has the time come to reconsider the balance between fares and subsidy? Rail Minister Huw Merri...
7 Mar 202445min
