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How late are YOUR trains?! Train performance data to be displayed at stations to ‘rebuild trust’ – but will it really do that?
Rail Minister Lord Hendy doubts passengers will be as patient as they need to be with the time it may take to fix the railway’s problems…
And we speak to former Chair of the Transport Select Committee Iain Stewart CBE about rail reform and the challenges ahead
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:52) Train performance data at stations
(07:19) Lord Hendy doubts passengers will be patient enough
(17:40) Iain Stewart CBE interview
(37:04) Thanks to Supporters, Super Thanks & Members
(38:22) Railway News Round-Up
(38:25) CrossCountry Turbostars refurbishment
(39:24) Arriva ACE contract for CrossCountry ticketing
(41:21) Places for London Southwark housing development
(41:50) Virgin seeks money for Eurostar challenge
(41:13) Harris hawks brought in to tackle pigeons on Northern stations
(45:47) The Quiz
(49:31) RSSB training courses
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Flying Scotsman DOES have a main line future – we speak to the National Railway Museum about plans for the world-famous locomotive
Where now for HS2? The Public Accounts Committee asks what benefits can be “salvaged” from the project and we speak to former project Chairman Allan Cooke CBE
And… Does the Royal Train have a future after all?
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:47) Flying Scotsman’s main line future
(18:58) HS2 PAC report
(41:04) Rail fares increase
(45:34) Thanks to Supporters, Super Thanks and Members
(47:18) Railway News Round-Up
(47:24) Royal Train future
(48:16) AI ticket barriers for the Underground?
(49:40) Steamology Class 60 project
(50:35) Bluebell Railway & Network Rail collaboration
(52:35) Railway 200 Inspiration train
(53:34) Avon Valley Railway Bounce Back appeal
(55:34) The Quiz
(01:01:13) East Midlands Railway celebrates World Book Day
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Heritage Railway Association CEO Steve Oates talks about the challenges facing the heritage railway sector. Steam railways are under increasing pressure, threatening the financial viability of them as businesses. Steve provides a unique insight into difficulties and what railways are doing to try and ensure their survival.Subscribe: If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up. Better still, hit that subscribe button. It supports the channel and means you'll be notified whenever we publish something new.
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) threatens Network Rail with possible enforcement action under the Health & Safety at Work Act. Could there be growing safety concerns with some of our railway structures?
We look at the reaction to the government’s Railways Bill consultation on GBR and hear from the Rail Freight Group’s Director General, Maggie Simpson.
There are strong words from the Heritage Railway Association’s CEO Steve Oates about the state of leadership and governance with some of the country’s heritage railways.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:56) ORR and Network Rail assets
(07:15) Railways Bill consultation reaction
(14:33) Freight’s reaction to consultation
(26:05) Avanti West Coast and the Beattock landslip
(32:22) Heritage Railway Association interview
(37:29) Thanks to Supporters and Members
(39:17) Railway News Round-Up
(36:25) 1000th HS2 freight train
(40:40) Class 395 Javelin recovery
(43:41) East Midlands Railway vandalism
(45:05) Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline
(46:39) Class 465 Networker painted in Network South Eastcolours
(47:44) Green Signals merch store!
(49:27) The Quiz
(54:03) Northern conductor praised for helping mother
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The government publishes ‘Delivering a railway fit forBritain’s future’. It’s the clearest indication yet of the government’sintentions for the future structure of GBR.
In the most dramatic change of all, GBR will allocate accessto the network – and the ORR is downgraded to an appeals body. It marks the endof the 1993 Railways Act vision of access and access charges determined by anindependent regulator. In future, it’s GBR’s railway.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:58) Railways Bill Consultation
(40:25) Thanks to Supporters, Super Thanks and Members
(42:38) Railway News Round Up
(42:43) Chiltern fare dodger offended 736 times
(43:56) Network Rail fined over Margam deaths
(46:07) National Railway Museum £15m Government investment
(47:03) ORR writes to Network Rail about structureexaminations backlog
(48:45) Tina the wheel lathe
(50:27) Last limestone train
(51:40) The Quiz
(54:33) Flying Scotsman 2025 dates
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Amongst all the HS2 construction updates, one important thing has been missing. What is HS2 actually going to be like for passengers? When will we see HS2 trains running? What will the customer experience be like? What has the cancellation of Phase 2a meant for plans to transform rail travel on the West Coast?
All these questions and many more are the domain of West Coast Partnership Development Managing Director Shamit Gaiger – an expert in transformational change and a passionate advocate for great customer experience.
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2025 is a big year for the railway. It’s the 200thanniversary of the Stockton & Darlington railway, which is generally considered the world’s first commercial railway venture.
Celebrations are getting underway, so Stef had a chat withEmma Robertson and Anthony Coulls to find out what’s being planned. Emma is the Railway 200 Programme Manager for GBRTT and Anthony is Senior Curator for Rail Transport and Technology at the National Railway Museum.
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Is a Virgin Trains comeback on the West Coast Main Lineabout to be crushed?
And the Department for Transport strongly objects to a swarm of other open access applications in a letter to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) setting out its concerns.
And… Richard samples Transport for Wales’ Premier Dining…
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:50) Virgin Trains comeback to be crushed?
(25:47) Shamit Gaiger West Coast Partnership Developmentpreview
(31:27) RIA/RBD news
(35:04) Railway 200 update
(37:14) Transport for Wales Premier Dining
(45:08) Thanks to Super Thanks and Members
(46:47) Railway News Round-Up
(46:51) Wabtec plans to close Doncaster site
(48:39) Transport for London economic benefits
(49:28) Car crashes onto railway at Salford
(50:40) Network Rail trials departure board changes at King’sCross
(52:56) Hydrogen powered Class 08 shunter unveiled at SevernValley Railway
(55:45) The Quiz
(59:55) Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards
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An HS2 construction update this week with the completion of an incredible 4,500 tonne deck slide for a viaduct at Small Dean in Buckinghamshire
Richard takes a trip to see the wonderful semaphore signals and manual signalboxes at Shrewsbury
And… We find out all about hotly anticipated The Greatest Gathering at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane to celebrate Railway 200
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro(01:28) HS2’s Small Dean deck slide(21:45) The Greatest Gathering launch(27:16) Shrewsbury semaphore signals(42:23) Reflections on Rachel Reeves’ speech(45:52) Thanks to Super Thanks and Members(47:24) Railway News Round Up(47:28) Cardiff Parkway new station plans(48:22) End of Britain’s longest timetabled train journey?(51:50) RSSB climate change scenarios(52:47) Severn Valley Railway landslip update(55:06) The Quiz(58:04) Northern engineering apprenticeships
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Has Chancellor Rachel Reeves given the economy the growth serum it needs, or is she on a planet looking increasingly like it’s far, far away?
Great British Railways could have the ‘scale and impact’ of the NHS. Seriously?!
And the Transport Select Committee grills the Chair of Shadow GBR and the Rail Minister on progress setting up the new organisation – and we ask - have they made any?!
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro(00:55) Rachel Reeves speech on economic growth(14:17) GBR to have ‘scale and impact of NHS’?(21:44) What progress on creating Great British Railways?(50:06) Thanks to Super Thanks and Members(51:30) Railway News Round-Up(51:34) Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s plans for Bee Network(52:53) Colour blind train drivers(54:02) Darlington station upgrade(55:11) Manchester Oxford Road consultation(56:53) The Quiz(01:01:22) National Trust greener travel free cuppa
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Rail Partners is a trade body that was set up to promote and focus on the interests of the private sector train operators, both passenger and freight, on the railway. But it has become a casualty of the Labour government’s approach to railways and the increasing drive towards nationalisation of operators.
Rail Partners announced recently that from March 2025 they will wind up their operations. They have been quite fierce critics of the approach being adopted that instead of combining the best of both worlds, public and private, seems rather ideologically wedded to one approach - a state-owned railway.
Richard speaks to CEO Andy Bagnall in this revealing interview, and it’s fair to say that whilst he was measured and courteous, he did not hold back.
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Forget trains, roads are the way forward – or that seems to be the message from the National Infrastructure Commission’s Chairman Sir John Armitt CBE at a recent Transport Select Committee session.
… Not helped by news reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering scaling back rail spending. Big time.
And we starting investigating what’s going on with planned upgrades on the West Coast Main Line and the Trilink project.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:35) Sir John Armitt at the Transport Select Committee
(19:15) Rachel Reeves news reports
(25:00) West Coast Main Line upgrades
(32:47) Rail Partners, Andy Bagnall interview clip
(35:23) RMT’s Mick Lynch to retire
(39:41) Thanks to Super Thanks and Members
(40:53) Railway News Round-Up
(40:55) Bridge strike technology
(42:12) A303 tunnel alternatives
(43:52) Northern looking for 450 new trains
(44:50) RAIB report into Stratford fatality
(47:32) Contactless ticketing roll-out in the South East
(48:07) First Rail open access report
(50:19) The Quiz
(53:18) Southern engineer has art sent to the moon
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A brand new railway is being built in Wales. They have theland. They have the planning permission. Some of the ballast is even laid. All they need is the rest of the money to finish it and they can reconnect a railway with its town.
The Bala Lake Railway (home of the beautiful Quarry Hunslets) on the banks of the glorious Bala Lake in Snowdonia is raising the money to take the railway from its current terminus on the outskirts of Bala, where there are no facilities to a brand new station in the heart of town.
This is the story of the railway and the transformational Red Dragon Project.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro to the railway
(04:25) Quarry Hunslets and into the workshop
(10:36) History of the line
(12:23) General Manager David Jones on the railway's prospects
(15:23) Julian Birley and the Red Dragon Project
(19:34) Walking the route of the new railway
(26:43) The local community
(31:37) What next for the project?
(32:58) Footplate ride on Alice back to Llanuwchllyn
(36:43) Wrapping up an amazing visit
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Railway accidents and train crashes are investigated thoroughly to find out what caused them and how they can be prevented from happening again.
We spoke to Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) Deputy Chief Inspector Andy Lewis to find out how accident investigation has changed, what RAIB’s role is, and to learn about recent accidents.
We discuss the Flying Scotsman collision at the Strathspey Railway in Aviemore in September 2023, and the more recent fatal accident at Talerddig in Wales in October 2024.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:20) What is the RAIB?
(03:01) How does RAIB work with other investigators?
(08:27) Why does it take so long to produce accident reports?
(11:17) Flying Scotsman crash at the Strathspey Railway
(16:57) Talerddig train crash report
(21:37) Broughty Ferry report
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Is Virgin Trains about to make a comeback in the UK with a £500m train order to operate services through the Channel Tunnel to compete with Eurostar?
Is passenger revenue now on the rise as well as passenger numbers? We review Office of Rail and Road figures and Great British Railways Transition Team analysis of the latest data.
We speak to RAIB Deputy Chief Inspector Andy Lewis about the Strathspey and Talerddig accident reports in a preview to an upcoming full interview.And… the Elizabeth Line reaches 500 million passengers in its first 2.5 years.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro(00:52) Is Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group close to signing a train deal?(09:25) Passenger numbers and railway revenue on the rise(20:36) RAIB Andy Lewis interview preview(25:44) Bala Lake Railway special preview(31:56) Thanks to Super Thanks and Members(33:10) Railway News Round-Up(33:20) Elizabeth Line reaches 500 million passenger journeys(35:08) Network Rail to replace Clifton Bridge in Cumbria(36:12) HS2 construction update – giant box under A46(37:12) Southeastern announces Class 376 upgrade(38:16) Erdington bridge struck three times in a week(39:43) 50,000 journeys made on the Northumberland Line(41:56) The Quiz(44:23) TransPennine Express launches virtual work experience
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We take a trip to the Transport for Wales Taffs Well depot to find out about progress on a remarkable project - the South Wales Metro. TfW CEO James Price talks to us about what’s happening on the project and plans for the future, as well as delving into the wider challenges (and successes) of running the railways in Wales.
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Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead? And levelling up with it…?
Has the Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander signalled the beginning of the end for Open Access operators on the railway?
Richard visits Transport for Wales to talk to CEO James Price and learns about South Wales Metro as well as the challenges of delivering rail in Wales
January train strikes hit the railway with RMT taking action on Avanti West Coast
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro(01:10) Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead and HS2 at the Public Accounts Committee(28:33) Transport for Wales visit(34:08) Train strikes by RMT(39:18) The beginning of the end for Open Access?(47:55) Thanks to Super Thanks and Members(49:13) Railway News Round-Up(49:16) TransPennine Route Upgrade Christmas engineering(50:17) Britt Allcroft dies(51:03) Basford Hall freight depot work in Crewe(51:57) New Year’s Honours list(53:33) Railway Industry Association 150th anniversary(54:25) The Quiz(58:07) TransPennine Express appoints new director
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What does 2025 have in store for the railway? We first take a look back at the big stories of 2024, before looking forward to the year ahead…
And an HS2 construction update – Euston station is confirmed at just 6 platforms, but the first Tunnel Boring Machine completes its journey under the capital to Ealing
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro(01:49) Biggest stories of 2024(08:15) Good news from 2024(14:53) Bad news from 2024(16:23) HS2’s progress since the General Election(31:14) Train cancellations(34:46) A great year for Green Signals(41:01) New Year’s Day Whistle Up(45:54) What might we see in 2025?(49:15) Thanks to Super Thanks and Members(51:13) Railway News Round Up(51:16) Gateshead Highway flyover(52:33) Super Voyager fleet bows out(53:20) Flying Scotsman custodian agreement signed(54:11) HS2 Tunnel Boring Machine reaches Ealing(55:27) The Quiz(57:18) Chocolate on the platform at East Croydon
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Richard Bowker is in conversation with his father Roger Bowker, a legendary transport industry professional who spent 62 years in the bus industry working for Eastern National, Oldham Corporation, SELNEC, Greater Manchester Transport, Rossendale Transport, Eastbourne Buses, London Transport and Stagecoach Group.
A pioneer with the industry, Roger Bowker’s passion for excellence in service whilst at the same time delivering a profitable business means he is highly respected amongst his peers. His passion for transport began with railways though and in this video, he discusses the influence that his father (who also worked on the railways during the Second World War) had on him.
We hear about 10000 and 10001, the Coronation Scot, Clan class locos on the West Coast Main Line, rides on the Keswick line as well as the Coniston and Lake Side branches. We also hear about tram and trolleybuses. Everything is covered!
This is a wonderful trip down memory lane but where all the memories and messages are as relevant to public transport today as they were in the 1950s and 1960s.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro(00:30) Influence of Bob Bowker, Father(01:12) A reserved occupation during the War(06:12) 10000 & 10001(08:02) A Coronation class Pacific at Perth(10:27) Trips to London and London trams(13:20) Moving to Barrow(16:37) Barrow railway scene in the 1950s(18:52) Ration Books(19:40) Freight trains to Barrow(23:11) Shipyard station and Sunday school outings(25:27) The Coniston branch(26:30) The Lake Side branch(29:55) First ride on a Derby Lightweight DMU(34:12) Family runabout tickets(36:04) Morecambe(36:38) Liverpool and the Overhead Railway(40:11) The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith line (42:50) Gricing on Clan class locos on the West Coast Main Line(44:42) Water troughs(45:43) A love for Buses(51:00) Training as a schedule clerk at Eastern National(55:32) The Virgin bid for East Coast(56:50) East London Buses, Stagecoach and Souter Investments(1:00:30) Greater Manchester Museum of Transport(1:06:00) The Last Bradford trolleybus(1:07:07) The Midland Pullman(1:08:54) A passion for trolleybuses(1:10:20) Final thoughts
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The Northumberland Line opens to passengers from Newcastle to Ashington after 60 years.
The Isle of Wight’s Island Line major engineering reaches the halfway point.
And… Rail Minister Lord Hendy makes his first appearance at the Transport Select Committee.
Bit of a different episode this week with Nigel in the UK and Richard in Abu Dhabi! So a shorter show, but still full of the all the latest railway news to keep you in the loop before the festive season gets underway.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro(01:42) Northumberland Line opens(04:37) Rail Minister Lord Hendy at the Transport Select Committee(17:29) Thanks to Super Thanks and New Members(18:50) Island Line major milestone(27:25) Railway News Round Up(27:29) Chancellor Rachel Reeves on HS2 Phase 2(28:14) Lorry crashes onto the railway near Gretna(28:49) Bus crashes into railway bridge in Glasgow(29:30) Elizabeth Line worker dies following attack(30:19) Yarm Viaduct strengthening work nearly complete(31:45) The Quiz
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Credits:Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)
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