The Railway Explained: Weather resilience, climate change & lineside trees
Richard Bowker visits Network Rail's Wales and Western region to spend the day with Route Director Nick Millington MBE. It's a fascinating day of learning about the challenges of weather resilience ...
13 Feb 202428min
19. Government scores 0/10 on HS2 & Labour eyes rail nationalisation
Following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of HS2 Phase 2A, HS2 is branded ‘very poor value for money’ by the Public Accounts Committee… And... is Labour about to unveil its plans for its own vi...
8 Feb 202442min
18. The Big Interview - Train strikes: Finding the truth behind the headlines - with ASLEF boss Mick Whelan
Train strikes have hit the headlines frequently over the past three years as an increasingly bitter dispute between train drivers’ union ASLEF and the government and train operating companies continue...
6 Feb 20241h 11min
17: When ministers can’t agree… & the simpler fares that aren’t!
Ministers seem unable to agree, either on transport decisions – or more embarrassingly – with each other at a Conservative Home conference. What is going on with LNER fares and ticketing? It’s now cl...
31 Jan 202454min
16. More train ticket booking confusion & is new plan for HS2 sunk already?
Why train ticket booking and rail fares in the UK are so confusing. With the help of fares expert The Man in Seat 61 Mark Smith, we demystify: LNER’s new Simpler Fares pilot The Great British Rail...
24 Jan 202454min
15. Harry Potter’s ‘Hogwarts Express’ off the rails & has Keir Starmer bottled it on HS2?
Has Harry Potter’s favourite train the ‘Hogwarts Express’ hit the buffers now that Jacobite steam train operator West Coast Railways has been derailed by the ORR? Has Labour leader Keir Starmer bottle...
17 Jan 202449min
14. Floods, HS2 land sale, Tube strikes & MORE misleading stats
It's been a week of severe weather disruption on the railway, news that HS2 land may not be sold before the next election, Tube strikes being called off, and the release of some disappointing train ca...
11 Jan 202440min
13. The Big Interview - Freight Expectations: Maggie Simpson & John Smith
The first of our new The Big Interview episodes, and we were so excited about it that we decided to invite two guests to join us! Director of the Rail Freight Group Maggie Simpson comes on to discus...
9 Jan 20241h 13min
