EPISODE · May 1, 2025 · 55 MIN
82. No Great British Railways until 2027?! Heidi Alexander at Transport Select Committee
from Green Signals · host Green Signals Productions
No Great British Railways until 2027?! We dissect Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s first appearance as Secretary of State for Transport at the Transport Select Committee. Spoiler alert – we were a little underwhelmed…We preview an exclusive interview with someone who could be a strong candidate to run Great British RailwaysAnd we have some very exciting news of our own..!#GreatBritishRailways #Railnationalisation #RailwaysIn this episode:(00:00) Intro(00:40) Transport Select Committee(34:33) Tim Shoveller interview preview(37:24) Wow! I didn’t know that preview(40:18) Thanks to supporters(41:36) Railway News Round-Up(41:40) HS2 Wendover Green Tunnel update(42:37) Tyne & Wear Metro fleet issues(43:40) Arriva submits Brighton to Newcastle application(44:31) Universal Studios & East West Rail(46:10) Gaming carriage service(48:00) The Quiz(49:36) Northumberland Line reaches 250k journeysCorrection: 44:43 The theme park itself is not costing £50 billion to build. It is apparently expected to be worth £50 billion to the UK economyMembership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too.YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/joinPatreon -https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignalsGreen Signals: Website -http://www.greensignals.orgMerchandise - http://greensignals.etsy.comNewsletter -http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-listFollow: X (Twitter) -https://twitter.com/greensignallers LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltdInstagram -https://instagram.com/greensignallersCredits:Images & footage credited in the video, except for – Thumbnail image of Heidi Alexander: CREATIVE COMMONS (https://members.parliament.uk/member/4038/portrait) - House of Commons / Laurie NoblePresenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)
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