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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 20241h 7min
34. Hitachi’s battery Class 802, General Election 2024 & Virgin Trains comeback?
Hitachi’s new battery Class 802 train trial. We take an exclusive behind the scenes look at this ground breaking new collaboration between Hitachi, TransPennine Express and Angel Trains direct from Ne...
24 Maj 20241h 3min
33. HS2 WILL go to Euston & Jacobite steam train controversy intensifies
Jacobite steam train controversy intensifies as customers vent their frustration at increasingly poor service. HS2 – the Government makes a sensible u-turn on funding the HS2 tunnels from Old Oak Com...
16 Maj 202459min
32. Transport promises: How Mayors plan to spend YOUR money!
What the Metro Mayors want to spend YOUR money on – we delve into some of the transport promises in winning Mayoral manifestos and ask how realistic they are. Richard has to eat a bit of humble pie o...
9 Maj 202456min
31. Top 5 Rail 'Nationalisation' Myths Busted!
Our Top 5 myths of rail ‘nationalisation’ based on the reaction to Labour’s plans for the railway if it wins the next General Election. We discuss what’s been said in the media and by others and debun...
2 Maj 202458min
