Running trains on the West Coast: Interview with Avanti West Coast MD Andy Mellors
Andy Mellors is a career railwayman with a successful careerin railway engineering and other senior leadership positions. In March 2023 he took on his biggest challenge to date –Managing Director of ...
21 Okt 202537min
106. 50% of Rail journeys now nationalised
Greater Anglia is renationalised… and the Transport Secretary makes some curious commentsChiltern Railways launches its Mk 5a sets in a striking new liveryAnd there are developments on cross-Channel E...
16 Okt 202549min
105. £1m fine for GWR over droplight window death – what happened?
Great Western Railway is fined £1 million over a fatal droplight window incident in 2018 – we ask what the implications are for other parts of the networkAnd Rail Minister Lord Hendy demands that rail...
9 Okt 202546min
104. Nature vs Railways – have we got the balance with biodiversity wrong?
Railways and vegetation, bats, dormice – and biodiversity in general – don’t always mix well. Are we getting the balance wrong?The railway celebrates its 200th anniversary in style!And Rail Minister L...
2 Okt 20251h 9min
103. Northern Powerhouse Rail – The new HS2 for politicians to argue about?
Northern Powerhouse Rail – has it become the new HS2 for politicians to argue about? We chat to Northern Powerhouse Partnership CEO Henri MurisonThe Liberal Democrats announce a new rail policy – and ...
25 Sep 20251h 2min
Ellie Burrows: In the hot seat for the biggest East Coast timetable change in a decade!
Imagine being responsible for the East Coast Main Line, or the Midland Main Line, or the whole of the Anglia – and then imagine actually being responsible for all of it – plus East West Rail, Trans Pe...
23 Sep 202529min
Settle & Carlisle Railway Diversions On Test – and we’re on Board!
In the days of British Rail and Virgin Trains, the iconic and spectacular Settle & Carlisle railway line was used as a diversionary route whenever there were closures for engineering works or similar ...
22 Sep 202517min
102. HS2’s ‘Green Tunnels’ – Great idea or huge waste of money?
We visit TWO of HS2’s ‘green tunnels’ and discuss whether they’re a great idea or a huge waste of taxpayers’ money…Reform says they’ll cancel HS2 and leave the part-built project as a “testament to Br...
18 Sep 20251h 4min
