110. The Railways Bill is here… but what will it all mean?
The Railways Bill is here… but what will it all mean? And HOW will it be delivered? What happened when a Pendolino derailed at Shap last week?And Transport for Greater Manchester announces amazingtick...
13 Nov 20251h 1min
Behind the Scenes on the Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway is one of Britain’s premier heritage railway lines. Running between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth it delights tens of thousands of visitors each year with its faithful recreat...
12 Nov 202547min
109. LIVE From the RIA Conference with Former Rail Minister Huw Merriman
This episode is livestreamed from the Railway Industry Association Annual Conference in London!The Railways Bill is finally here…Former Rail Minister and Chair of the High Speed Rail Group Huw Merrima...
6 Nov 202554min
Virgin Trains is BACK! And ready to take on Eurostar…
Eurostar has been a feature of the UK railway landscapesince 1994. But in all that time it has been the monopoly provider – and the cracks began to show some time ago. The reduction in routes, the clo...
4 Nov 20251h 4min
108. Eurostar orders double-decker trains… but will we see them in the UK?
Eurostar orders double-decker trains – but will we see anyof them in the UK?The reopening of the Cowley branch in Oxford in announced…but is everything quite as it seems?And HS2’s link from Delta Junc...
30 Okt 202556min
Demystifying the planning process of major projects... Is the UK’s system broken?
The Planning Act 2008 was designed to seriously improve (and speed up) the process for securing consent for major projects – by establishing something called a Nationally Significant Infrastructure pr...
29 Okt 202551min
Transforming Rail in Wales – Transport for Wales boss gives exclusive interview
It is not that many years ago that the train operator in Wales was working to a franchise agreement that many criticised as ‘no growth’. Whether that was entirely fair or not, there was no doubt that ...
28 Okt 202539min
107. CAF is ‘blacklisted’ by the UN – but what does it mean for its UK contracts?
Spanish train builder CAF is blacklisted by the UN… but what does that mean for its contracts in the UK?We preview an interview with Transport for Wales’s James Price – and explain the Barnett Formula...
23 Okt 202549min
