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Green Signals — 206 episodes

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131. Integrated Transport Strategy – Wishy-Washy Waffle? Or Sensible, Solid, Strategy?

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130. The Beeching Report turns 63. Controversial… But was he right?

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OxRail 2040. Is rail in Oxfordshire about to be transformed?

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129. Are High Speed 2 trains going to be a bit less ‘High Speed’?

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Transpennine Route Upgrade – is this rail’s best kept secret?

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Northern Powerhouse Rail – is it good value for money?

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128. Remember Network North? An FOI request reveals more than you might think…

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HS2’s final TBM starts tunnelling to Euston! And we go onboard….

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Holding Government to account - In conversation with Ruth Cadbury MP

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127. Is the £2bn HS2 train contract about to be rewritten?

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126. New Tube trains for Piccadilly Line are delayed AGAIN!

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The Railways Bill – Will it work?

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125. £14 billion funding commitment for Welsh Railways! Except it isn’t

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124. Government vs Great British Railways – Could there be trouble ahead?

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Private Finance in Rail – Is it going to finally happen?

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New Look CrossCountry Voyager: We attend the glitzy launch event!

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123. New poll calls for fares cuts & new services… but is that the whole story?

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Class 37 test running on HVO! With cab ride!

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122. Blackpool Trams: Are we about to see the end of heritage trams in service?

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Exclusive interview with Mark Phillips, CEO, Rail Safety and Standards Board RSSB

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UK’s first battery only train enters service. We ride it!

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Curzon 2: The Highest Viaduct on HS2!

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121. Dawlish Sea Wall breached again - Is it time for an alternative route?

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NEW (Nearly) Trains for Chiltern Railways!

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GWR Boss answers the tough questions: Mark Hopwood CBE – Great Western Railway MD

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Northern Powerhouse Rail - What could go wrong?

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120. Northern Powerhouse Rail – Done deal? Or not?

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Digital Train Ticket revolution: we try it!

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119. Billwatch: Government comes out fighting on Railways Bill

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118. New Rules on Railway Access = Bad News for Freight?

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117. Do We Have A Leaderless Railway?

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Cross Channel Rail – What works and what doesn’t?

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116. Leeds Tram is delayed until end of 2030s!

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115. Great British Railways has a new look… and we are NOT impressed

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Railway Signalling: In days, not decades!

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114. Does the Railways Bill signal trouble for freight? And GBR unveils a new livery

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113. The Avanti West Coast 07h00 Ghost Train to London… nearly

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How To Get the Cheapest Train Tickets – Complete Buyer’s Guide

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112. Rail Fares Freeze Fiasco – Are there unintended consequences?

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Government need to look in the mirror – they're the ones who screwed up! Interview - Olly Glover MP

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111. Transport Secretary gives evidence to Transport Select Committee - but how does she score?

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110. The Railways Bill is here… but what will it all mean?

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Behind the Scenes on the Severn Valley Railway

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109. LIVE From the RIA Conference with Former Rail Minister Huw Merriman

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Virgin Trains is BACK! And ready to take on Eurostar…

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108. Eurostar orders double-decker trains… but will we see them in the UK?

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Demystifying the planning process of major projects... Is the UK’s system broken?

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Transforming Rail in Wales – Transport for Wales boss gives exclusive interview

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107. CAF is ‘blacklisted’ by the UN – but what does it mean for its UK contracts?

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Running trains on the West Coast: Interview with Avanti West Coast MD Andy Mellors

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106. 50% of Rail journeys now nationalised

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105. £1m fine for GWR over droplight window death – what happened?

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104. Nature vs Railways – have we got the balance with biodiversity wrong?

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103. Northern Powerhouse Rail – The new HS2 for politicians to argue about?

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Ellie Burrows: In the hot seat for the biggest East Coast timetable change in a decade!

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Settle & Carlisle Railway Diversions On Test – and we’re on Board!

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102. HS2’s ‘Green Tunnels’ – Great idea or huge waste of money?

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Why Are UK Train Tickets SO Expensive?

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NEW Tyne and Wear Metro Class 555s - inside Stadler's £70m depot

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101. East Coast Main Line Timetable - Are fewer stops a good thing?!

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100. Scotland scraps peak rail fares. Is England next?

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99. Eurostar: The full (mind-blowing!) guide to Channel Tunnel competition

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South Eastern Railway – Track and Train reunited at last: Interview with Steve White

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98. ASLEF claims victory for train drivers over toilets… but is it a victory?

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97. The Brighton Belle - take a tour inside! And Chiltern Railways NEW trains - or not?

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96. Inside Yorkshire’s £250m train factory: Goole Rail Village

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95. The Greatest Gathering preview! Green Signals heads to Derby…

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94. Have bimode trains scuppered electrification of the rail network?

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New Tube trains for the Piccadilly Line – inside the factory!

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93. Midland Main Line electrification ‘paused’… But whose fault is it?

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HS2 didn’t GO wrong. It STARTED wrong – James Stewart review interview

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92. Virgin trains is denied a return to the WCML… and so is everyone else!

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91. The Royal Train is decommissioned & Derailment causes travel chaos on WCML

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Inside a Class 99 – The UK’s Most Powerful Locomotive

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90. Are the Industrial Strategy & Infrastructure Strategy actually strategies? And what about rail?

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Interview: LNER’s David Horne on running a railway in the public sector

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89. Rail passenger numbers are up! But is there more behind the headlines?

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88. £15.6BN For Transport Outside London! But Is It Just Political Spin?

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87. On location: What’s next for the Northumberland Line?!

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86. Rail Nationalisation has begun: Great British Railways is ‘coming soon’!

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Lord Hendy: The EXCLUSIVE interview with the Rail Minister that you NEED to watch

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85. A railway with no signals?! First commuter line runs on digital signals alone

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84. An End to 'Boom & Bust' For Rail Suppliers? Hmm...

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Deltic D9015 lives! Fired up on a behind-the-scenes trip to Barrow Hill Roundhouse

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83. Will private rail operators cost the taxpayer £BILLIONS, even after renationalisation?

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Let's play fantasy Great British Railways CEO... With Tim Shoveller EXCLUSIVE

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82. No Great British Railways until 2027?! Heidi Alexander at Transport Select Committee

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The Future of the North: Henri Murison on Devolution, HS2, Rail Reform & Levelling Up

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81. EXCLUSIVE Is Gemini Trains the REAL Eurostar competitor?

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The Pioneer of Open Access on the Railway – Ian Yeowart interview

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Inside Northern Trains: COO Matt Rice on Fixing the North's Railway

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80. Tornado - First Digitally Signalled Steam Locomotive on the Main Line!

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75. How late are YOUR trains? Train performance data shown at stations

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77. Thousands of rail jobs to be axed… including on HS2?

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On track for £15M of track renewals on the Cambrian Line & The future of ‘Local Railways’

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The killer you didn’t see coming… Shocking railway trespass near misses

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79. Will HS2 trains cause a ‘sonic boom’ effect? AND Exclusive Rail Minister interview

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78. £415 million for rail in the North… or government spin?

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A NEW Liverpool to Manchester railway

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76. Virgin Trains comes out fighting for open access rights

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74. Flying Scotsman DOES have a main line future & HS2 damning PAC report

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Could some heritage railways be heading for the brink? HRA CEO Steve Oates interview

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73. Railway structures: Has Network Rail got a grip?

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72. Has the government finally got something right?! Railways Bill Consultation analysis

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HS2: What will it be like for passengers? West Coast Partnership Development interview

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How to celebrate Railway 200 in 2025

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71. Is a Virgin Trains comeback on the West Coast Main Line about to be crushed?

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70. HS2’s incredible 4.5k tonne deck slide at Small Dean & semaphore signals in Shrewsbury

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69. Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the speech of eternal ‘rubbish’

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“Government has made a BIG mistake” Rail Partners CEO Andy Bagnall interview

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68. Forget trains, roads are the way forward! Wait… what?!

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The new £5M railway being built in Wales – Bala Lake Railway extension (Snowdonia)

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Investigating railway accidents – Interview with RAIB Deputy Chief Inspector

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67. Is Virgin Trains making a comeback with a £500m train order to challenge Eurostar?

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South Wales Metro – the transformational Welsh answer to the Tube!

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66. Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead? And levelling up with it?

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65. Railways in 2025: HS2, Great British Railways, performance & more

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A Life in Transport: Buses, trains and trams - Roger Bowker

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64. Northumberland Line opens! & Bowker dissects Rail Minister's TSC performance

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63. £500m Hitachi Rail new trains deal for Lumo – but is it in conflict with renationalisation?

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GO-OP: Can a community cooperative run a railway?

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62. Heritage railways face ‘existential threat’ & New Transport Secretary takes the helm

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Shock as Transport Secretary Louise Haigh resigns. More chaos for the railway?

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61. Storm Bert rail disruption & Network Rail and SWR tackle leaf fall

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Naming a locomotive: The story of GB Railfreight 66312 Nigel Harris

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60. Great British Railways: Will it really take 2 years to create? & Northern performance plan

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EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway!

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59. HS2’s £100 million ‘bat shed’ – the real story & Jacobite steam train vs ORR again!

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58. Wales train crash new evidence & what is going on at Northern Rail?

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LIVE from the RIA annual conference in London - 7th November 2024 with special guest Chris Green

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Electrification, battery trains, third rail – Finding solutions for South Western Railway’s network

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57. Wales train crash RAIB investigation initial findings & Euston station progress?

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LIVE: AUTUMN BUDGET 2024 - What's in it for railways?

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Cancelling HS2 Phase 2 was “so illogical” – Former HS2 Chairman Sir David Higgins Big Interview

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Autumn Budget 2024: What does the rail industry want to see?

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56. HS2 SPECIAL: Is Phase 2a back on? And Louise Haigh launches review of HS2 Phase 1

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Exclusive! Alstom Derby Litchurch Lane visit & MD Nick Crossfield interview

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Wales train crash: What we know so far

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55. Northern Rail 16-25 Railcard misunderstanding & Rail leaders support HS2 Phase 2 alternative

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Freightliner CEO – ‘Tomorrow is too late. Get it done today’. Tim Shoveller Big Interview

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54. £1bn South Western Railway train fleet delayed by windscreen wipers? & GWR Fast Charge Battery Train

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Behind the scenes at Locomotive Services Ltd in Crewe

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53. Why can't we build major infrastructure in the UK?

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New ORR Chief Inspector Richard Hines | The Big Interview

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52. Jacobite steam train saga latest & RAIB answers YOUR Flying Scotsman crash questions

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51. The 'It's not HS2' plan & Jacobite steam train SPAD

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50. Flying Scotsman crash report & HS2: Britain’s longest railway viaduct visit

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49. Euston station safety row: What happened? & Shadow Great British Railways is launched

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48. HS2 Phase 2 revival? & Behind the scenes on New Measurement Train

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47. Train strikes: Just when we thought it was over… & HS2 construction update

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Green Signals After Hours: Raw & Uncut | Ep 46

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46. UK's most exciting railway project? & CrossCountry trains cancelled

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45. HS2: Should we just cancel it now?!

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44. HS2 £2BN write-off! Reversing Beeching cancelled & Royal Mail train alternative

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43. Glenfinnan viaduct: Jacobite steam train route repairs & HS2 Old Oak Common station progress

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42. Frightening level crossing CCTV! Flying Scotsman at Locomotion & ScotRail cuts 600 services

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41. Royal Mail trains to run no more, inside the Severn Tunnel & priorities for new Government

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40. 75,000 Unlawful train fare prosecutions & UK's final coal train runs

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Andy Byford EXTRAORDINARY interview! Elizabeth Line, New York MTA, Toronto transit & Amtrak

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39. Does Locomotive Services Ltd plan to rival the Jacobite steam train? We ask LSL's MD!

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38. GENERAL ELECTION 2024: The Rail and Transport Promises

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The Big Interview: Is Open Access good for the railway? YES! says Lumo & Hull Trains MD Martijn Gilbert

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37. Flying Scotsman news, Jacobite steam trains to have CDL? & Open Access with Lumo trains

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36. Building trains with Hitachi Rail, Avanti West Coast Evero & Levenmouth rail link opens!

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35. Turbo Pendolinos for HS2? Is a directing mind required & why Tornado cost £1m to overhaul

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34. Hitachi’s battery Class 802, General Election 2024 & Virgin Trains comeback?

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33. HS2 WILL go to Euston & Jacobite steam train controversy intensifies

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32. Transport promises: How Mayors plan to spend YOUR money!

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31. Top 5 Rail 'Nationalisation' Myths Busted!

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The Big Interview - Rail Minister Huw Merriman: We ask him the questions you are all asking!

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30. TRAINS vs PLANES – which is cheaper, greener & faster?

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Labour’s Plan to Fix Britain’s Railways – key points & first impressions

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The Big Interview – The Inside Story: Government and Railways – Sir Philip Rutnam

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29. Time for British Rail 2.0? & Jacobite steam train fails

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28. Jacobite steam train stand-off & last chance to save Alstom Derby

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The Big Interview - Alstom Derby one minute to midnight - MD Nick Crossfield

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27. TRAINS: the end for UK manufacturing? Alstom begins Derby factory mothballing

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26. Jacobite steam train ‘Hogwarts Express’ cancelled & Mayors unveil HS2 alternative

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25. Department for Transport good news… (finally!) & Heritage railways under threat

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24. Budget 2024 analysis for rail, NAO slaps DfT, which decides to reorganise...

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23. Are train tickets too expensive? Train fares increase 4.9%

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22. Is Local Transport Fund really levelling up? And the surprising human factor we don't talk about

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The Big Interview - Rail Reform: Why this time it's different! With Network Rail Boss Andrew Haines

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21. Labour vs Tories on railways & is there any point to Rail Reform Bill?

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20. 'Reversing Beeching': Anything achieved?

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The Railway Explained: Weather resilience, climate change & lineside trees

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19. Government scores 0/10 on HS2 & Labour eyes rail nationalisation

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18. The Big Interview - Train strikes: Finding the truth behind the headlines - with ASLEF boss Mick Whelan

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17: When ministers can’t agree… & the simpler fares that aren’t!

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16. More train ticket booking confusion & is new plan for HS2 sunk already?

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15. Harry Potter’s ‘Hogwarts Express’ off the rails & has Keir Starmer bottled it on HS2?

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14. Floods, HS2 land sale, Tube strikes & MORE misleading stats

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13. The Big Interview - Freight Expectations: Maggie Simpson & John Smith

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12. Christmas chaos, cuts and Rishi's Acts of Railway Cruelty

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11. Christmas Special - Listener questions!

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10. Clapham remembered, Scotland Part 2, and chaos at Paddington

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Peter Townend - A life remembered (1925-2023)

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9. Scotland: Are they showing us the way?

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8. Strikes, Skills & Suitcases

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7. Lord Peter Hendy: Railway 200 & how the railway made the modern world

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6. Why scrapping HS2's 36 miles from Birmingham to Crewe is utter madness!

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5. How to run a railway in the era of micro-management

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4. DfT's Humiliation and the great ticket office U Turn

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3. How the West Coast was won 20 years ago....and why it might not work again!

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2. HS2 - the top 10 myths debunked!

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Welcome to Green Signals, a beginners guide to Blackburn & Burnley, and what on earth were the Government thinking cancelling HS2!