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- 157. Are trains now to be owned by the Government? New Rolling Stock Strategy suggests they might
Are trains now going to be owned by the Government? The new Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy suggests they might…
Discontinuous electrification – a cost-effective answer to wires? Or short-term gain for long term pain?
And RAIB releases their interim report into June’s fatal collision at Elstow.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:34) Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy
(19:34) Discontinuous electrification
(30:32) Elstow collision interim report
(38:17) Railway News round-up
(38:20) RMT votes for strike action over EWR
(40:08) ASLEF rejects CrossCountry pay offer
(42:23) New ORR CEO
(43:09) TfW Class 398 Tram Train problems
(44:37) Level boarding for Elizabeth Line
(45:50) West Yorkshire mass transit taskforce
(47:25) Did bedbugs infest Southeastern trains?
(50:11) Thanks to supporters
(51:14) Heritage News round-up
(51:18) Heritage Rail 75th anniversary train
(52:40) Gartell Light Railway to close
(53:42) Wycrail model railway exhibition returns
(54:31) Class 91 guided tours
(55:43) King Edward I on the mainline
(56:28) The Quiz
(01:00:31) Ten Best railway stations pubs
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1 hr 4 min - Vale of Rheidol – The Little Line in the Hills. With Tim Dunn
The Vale of Rheidol railway that runs between Aberystwyth and Devil’s Bridge in Mid Wales is unique. It survived the end of British Rail steam in 1968 and was only sold to a private Trust in 1989. It has been run ever since as a profitable, commercial railway with no volunteers, just paid staff. For those who work here, this is their job. Their livelihood. Yet this is no Disney attraction. This is a proper railway, showcasing the best possible mix of sensitive and accurate heritage and preservation with cutting edge commercial acumen and income generation.
I spent 2 days on the railway in August 2026. Together with railway historian, TV personality and now Head of Collection Development at the Vale of Rheidol, Tim Dunn, we explored the famous Collection X of Peter Rampton, the museum and the workshops. I met with Llŷr Ap Iolo, CEO of the railway and travelled the entirety of the line.
It may be a little different, but it’s a wonderful railway. Truly one of the Great Little Railways of Wales.
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36 min - Reopening the branch line to Portishead. We get to see the work underway!
The Portishead branch closed to passenger services in 1964. The campaign to reopen it began almost immediately.
Over the intervening years, there have many false dawns but finally, after decades of lobbying, the dream is about to become reality.
Work is now well underway to reopen the railway and in September 2026, Green Signals was invited for a special visit to see the works underway first hand at Pill station, Portbury Junction and on the disused branch to Portishead itself.
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15 min - 156. Government “calls time” on Avanti West Coast
Government “calls time” on Avanti West Coast performance and announces nationalisation date…
The Prime Minister makes his own comments about troubled South Western Railway…
Meanwhile, East Midlands Railway seems to be moving in the right direction
** Book for the Beer & Music Festival at the KWVR **
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Avanti West Coast nationalisation date
(15:15) Andy Burnham on SWR
(23:37) East Midlands Railway performance
(29:19) Railway News round-up
(29:22) Balgray station opens
(29:57) London Overground new route consultation
(30:52) Oxhey Grange footbridge removal
(31:35) Eurostar appeal accepted by ORR
(36:05) Alstom BEMU update
(47:37) Berlin’s Urbanliners
(52:27) Thanks to supporters
(53:23) Heritage News round-up
(53:26) NRM Central Hall construction update
(53:57) Railtours cancelled
(56:22) Selside signal box to be moved
(57:19) Police firearms training at Weardale Railway
(59:32) The Quiz
(01:01:30) GTR audio guides for the blind
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1 hr 5 min - 155. Chiltern Railways returns to public ownership… and it raises some questions
Chiltern Railways returns to public ownership – and itraises some questions…
ScotRail finally admits failures in its ticketing app launch
And Richard reports from the world’s largest rail industryexhibition – InnoTrans!
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:31) Chiltern Railways joins GBR
(06:36) ScotRail’s ticketing app
(15:09) Railway News round-up
(15:12) East Midlands Railway fleet refurbishment
(15:47) Bransty Tunnel news
(17:14) Botley Road reopens
(17:56) GCRE funding gap
(19:01) Morden Traincare Centre celebration
(21:06) InnoTrans highlights
(25:15) Access & Use Policy freight interview
(50:08) Thanks to supporters
(51:38) Heritage Railway News round-up
(51:41) Great Central Railway reunification news
(52:30) NRM Adopt and Object scheme
(53:19) Collection X locomotive re-steamed
(54:32) East Lancashire Railway sign language special
(55:19) The Quiz
(57:03) NR’s sheep reveal hidden orchard
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1 hr - Secret steam locomotives revealed – Inside Collection X with Tim Dunn!
In the 1960s and 70s, the legendary Peter Rampton amassed a remarkable collection of steam locomotives and artefacts from around the world.
He brought them back to his farm in Surrey, had a few open days in the 1970s and then pretty much locked the doors to the barns to keep the secrets within safe and hidden from view.
Now, in the barn find of the century for narrow gauge railway enthusiasts, Collection X as it became known is starting to be shown to the public again. Tim Dunn - TV personality, railway historian and now Head of Collection Development at the Vale of Rheidol railway gives us an exclusive and personal tour and shows us some of the very special locomotives that comprise Collection X.
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30 min - 154. TransPennine Express’s new train order is great news! But we have questions…
TransPennine Express orders new rolling stock – and it’s excellent news for Derby! But we have plenty of questions
Avanti West Coast cuts services AGAIN; and
Tickets will soon be automatically valid on other services when yours is cancelled. But is there a catch?
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In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(01:10) TPE’s rolling stock order
(17:09) Avanti West Coast cut services
(22:49) DfT announces ticket changes for cancelled trains
(29:26) Railway News round-up
(29:28) Cléon train derailment
(30:47) New rail freight target
(32:24) Funding secured for Cottam Parkway
(33:42) First commercial freight to Sizewell C
(34:46) RMT suspends EMR strike action
(37:22) CAF Civity battery range test
(38:36) ScotRail proposal to rename station
(39:52) ORR independent review interview
(56:59) Thanks to Supporters
(58:13) Heritage News round-up
(58:17) Nene Valley Railway vandalism
(58:52) North Yorkshire Moors Railway Bridge 42 appeal
(59:43) First female driver on the East Lancashire Railway
(01:01:43) The Quiz
(01:04:29) LNER marks National Quiet Day
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1 hr 8 min - £1bn NEW trains! Britain's first mainline battery electric trains ordered by TransPennine Express
Massive news for Derby, Alstom and TransPennine Express withthe announcement that TransPennine Express (TPE) have placed an order with Alstom for 29 x 5 car battery electric multiple units using the Alstom Adessia platform.
The deal is to be financed by Rock Rail and the new trains will enter service from 2032 with full deployment by December 2034
The order is a major boost for the Alstom Derby Litchurch Lanesite as well as the customers of TransPennine Express.
Green Signals looks at the announcement to find out what it means.
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9 min - 153. More diversions! GWR’s plan to keep customers on trains over Christmas
More diversions! We look at GWR’s plan to keep customers ontrains over Christmas.
But GWR are also struggling with unreliable Class 175s…
And Lumo re-fuels a train mid-service… yes, really.
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In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) GWR diversions plan
(14:55) GWR Class 175 problems
(27:28) RMT update
(29:39) Chancellor on cost of rail projects
(38:37) Railway news round-up
(38:40) Paddington fire
(39:34) CrossCountry cancellations
(41:17) Bristol Temple Meads new entrance
(42:08) GBR branding on Scottish station
(43:47) New Scottish station approved
(44:29) Green Signals survey!
(46:02) Another heritage commuter service?
(50:32) Thanks to supporters
(51:46) Lumo re-fuels mid-service
(53:13) Lumo partners with Preston North End FC
(55:57) Heritage Railway news round-up
(55:59) HRA Awards launch
(57:04) Class 507 battery conversion
(58:36) Merchant Navy restoration
(59:29) Saltburn Cliff Railway returns
(01:00:40) The Quiz
(01:03:29) 581-mile railway walk for theSamaritans
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1 hr 7 min - Inside HS2’s Only Double-Track Tunnel - The Giant Copthall Tunnel!
Away from the politics and the noise, from the debates about costs and benefits, the various teams at HS2 are quietly and diligently getting on with delivering some of the most remarkable engineering achievements this country has ever seen.
Today, we have come to visit a section of railway that has more than its fair share of amazing engineering – from the West Ruislip portal of the western section of Northolt Tunnel to Copthall Tunnel and the Colne Valley viaduct.
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About Green Signals
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Green Signals is a show about railways - its politics, its economics, its people and history. We turn over the issues of the day and talk to the people making the decisions that affect all our lives.…
We also dig into many of the amazing events in the history of an industry that spans nearly 200 years. Nigel Harris (former Managing Editor and Events Director of the leading industry and opinion forming magazine RAIL) and Richard Bowker (former Chair & CEO of the Strategic Rail Authority) steer the show to make it sometimes controversial, frequently irreverent - but always topical and relevant.
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