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


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£1bn fleet of South Western Railway Class 170 Arterio trains in storage ‘because their windscreen wipers are too big’… but is that the real story?

Great Western Railway’s Fast Charge Battery Train – we find out more about this exciting project.

Euston station gets a 5-point plan… but are we impressed?

And Siemens’ Goole Train Manufacturing Facility opens in Yorkshire!

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(01:00) South Western Railway Arterio windscreen wipers
(05:57) GWR Battery Train
(31:18) Euston station five-point plan
(40:26) Laura Shoaf is appointed Chair of Shadow Great British Railways
(44:50) Tim Shoveller, Freightliner interview preview
(55:05) Video updates, SuperThanks & Member thanks
(58:49) Railway News Round-Up
(58:58) Goole Train Manufacturing Facility opens
(59:53) Bristol’s new Ashley Down station opens
(1:00:37) Grand Central strange tweet
(1:01:38) Business travel by rail rises 21%
(1:04:00) The Quiz
(1:08:25) Northern Yorkshire Dales Explorer

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