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- 101. East Coast Main Line Timetable - Are fewer stops a good thing?!
East Coast Main Line December timetable changes – are fewer stops a good thing?
We find out more about how Network Rail is spending money with its suppliers…
And Scotland announces electrification of Fife and Borders!
In this episode:
(00:00 Intro)
(00:32) East Coast Main Line timetable
(16:22) Network Rail Supplier Spend Report
(36:27 )Tyne and Wear Metro teaser
(40:03) Thanks to Supporters
(41:59) Railway News Round-up
(42:02) Scottish electrification
(43:20) Oxfordshire vision for railways
(46:55) DB Cargo quits St Blazey
(49:19) Polmadie 150 open day
(51:15) Campaign for Family Friendly Trains
(58:57) The Quiz
(01:01:05) Nigel names his locomotive
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1 hr 6 min - 100. Scotland scraps peak rail fares. Is England next?
Scotland scraps peak rail fares. Is England next?
Network Rail releases its supplier spending report… and it raises some concerns.
And the Office of Rail and Road seeks to find out just how much money open access is costing the railway.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:51) Scotland scraps peak rail fares
(17:51) Network Rail Supplier Spend Report
(25:04) Open Access tender
(31:10) It’s our 100th episode!
(40:12) Thanks to supporters
(41:53) Railway News Round-up
(41:57) Bluebell Railway near miss
(44:09) Northumberland Line needs more money
(46:29) Location-based ticketing trial
(50:17) Midlands Rail Hub alliance partners
(53:12) GB Railfreight celebrates 150 years of freight on the S&C
(54:22) The Quiz
(56:50) Selby school learns about railways
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1 hr - 99. Eurostar: The full (mind-blowing!) guide to Channel Tunnel competition
Eurostar competitors submit detailed plans to the Regulator. We ask - has anyone made a compelling case?
We speak to a leading expert on cross border and Channel Tunnel rail services and ask – just what are the French up to?!
And Great Western Railway’s battery train sets a new world record
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:32) Eurostar competition
(43:34) Thanks to supporters
(45:23) Railway News Round-up
(45:29) Great Western Railway battery train record
(47:30) HS2 Lawley Middleway bridge move
(48:56) Crossrail 2 construction?
(50:30) Network Rail infrastructure monitoring tender
(52:39) Alstom GWR Class 175 maintenance and support
(54:43) The Quiz
(58:57) South Downs artist at Plumpton station
#Trains #Eurostar #ChannelTunnel
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1 hr 2 min - South Eastern Railway – Track and Train reunited at last: Interview with Steve White
The Government believes that by uniting track and train together, performance on the railway will improve and costs will come down, leading to better outcomes for passengers and taxpayers. But after 30 years of vertical separation, reintegrating operations at a practical level will be more complex than just issuing a few soundbites.
On 18th June 2025, South Eastern Railway was created – this united the train operator SouthEastern and the Network Rail team who covered the same area bringing them both under the leadership of Managing Director, Steve White.
Steve has now had two months in the role and so Richard met up with him at Cannon Street station to hear how things were coming along where it matters. On the ground……
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39 min - 98. ASLEF claims victory for train drivers over toilets… but is it a victory?
ASLEF hails a victory for drivers over access to toilets. But is it really a victory?
Network Rail is accused of “sabotaging” Alliance Rail’s open access application on the old Fawley Branch. Really?
And Jaguar Land Rover objects to the phrase ‘Ranger and Rover’ tickets being used on rail company websites.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) ASLEF’s Dignity for Drivers campaign
(09:33) Alliance Rail Marchwood open access
(12:39) Steve White South Eastern Railway interview trailer
(18:39) Jaguar Land Rover objects to ‘Ranger and Rover’
(25:40) West Coast Railways drops 60163 Tornado
(27:56) Thanks to Supporters
(29:28) Railway News Round-up
(29:33) Greek Street Bridge renewal
(30:26) CrossCountry train strikes
(32:35) Danish train crash
(33:14) TransPennine Express therapy dog
(34:11) Ticket dodger prosecutions
(35:35) Rail fare rise ‘outrage’
(38:19) The Quiz
(40:28) Five generations at Chippenham factory
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45 min - 97. The Brighton Belle - take a tour inside! And Chiltern Railways NEW trains - or not?
The Brighton Belle – We visit the iconic train that will soon return to the main line
Chiltern Railways new trains – or are they? We ask Managing Director Richard Allan
And Richard speculates about the forthcoming Budget and the state of public finances – and has some dire predictions for the railway.
(00:00) Intro
(00:33) The Brighton Belle - soon to return to the mainline.
(08:14) Chiltern Railways to lease Mk5a sets from TPE - Interview with MD Richard Allan
(23:47) Fiscal Dominance, the challenges facing the Chancellor and possible impacts on the railways
(34:37) LNER Simpler Fares Phase 2a
(41:16) CrossCountry and the curious case of strikes over technology payments
(45:02) Thanks to Supporters
(46:41) Fire brigade come to the rescue of Flying Scotsman
(47:25) Guild of Railway Artists
(48:24) Severn Valley Railway Company Limited Members vote for One Railway
(49:30) GBRf haul the last PCA wagon on the Alumina train to Fort William
(51:36) The Quiz
(53:30) Ride the Route cycle ride in support of the Railway Children
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57 min - 96. Inside Yorkshire’s £250m train factory: Goole Rail Village
Following on from our recent Piccadilly Line Tube Trainvideo, this week we go behind the scenes at Siemens’ Goole Rail Village in Yorkshire to see everything that is going on there.
The Government has announced the creation of a new property business called Platform4 to kick start the building of 40,000 houses on surplus railway land. We ask whether the plan is good business or just flogging off the family silver.
And we look back at Alstom’s The Greatest Gathering event in Derby and ask - was it the most spectacular railway event in living memory?
(00:00) Intro
(01:13) Behind the Scenes at Siemens train manufacturing plant: Goole Rail Village
(17:31) DfT announces the formation of property business Platform4 to kick start 40,000 new homes
(28:04) Review of The Greatest Gathering
(43:37) Thanks to Supporters
(48:04) Railway News Round-up
(48:06) LNER Train of the future
(50:10) ORR grant Open Access rights on ECML for December 2025
(52:27) Special Beams to prevent bridge strikes at Brighton Road bridge, Coulsdon South
(53:44) EMR Summer Sale 2025
(56:09) The Quiz
(58:43) Hull Trains - can donate Delay Repay to their Charity of the Year - P.A.U.L For Brain Recovery
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1 hr 3 min - 95. The Greatest Gathering preview! Green Signals heads to Derby…
It’s the week of Alstom’s The Greatest Gathering Railway 200celebration in Derby – we preview what’s coming up this weekend.
West of England Main Line trains will not be stopping atCrewkerne until further notice. What on earth has happened And is it the right decision?
Plus Richard has a rant… about the Secretary of State’s social media
It’s the week of Alstom’s The Greatest Gathering Railway 200 celebration in Derby – we preview what’s coming up this weekend.
West of England Main Line trains will not be stopping at Crewkerne until further notice. What on earth has happened? And is it the right decision?
And Richard has a rant… about the Secretary of State’s social media
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro(00:37) The Greatest Gathering preview(07:19) Why trains aren’t stopping at Crewkerne(24:25) Richard has a rant(29:45) Thanks to Supporters(31:20) Railway News Round-up(31:24) New Network Rail CEO(32:21) Eurostar on Channel Tunnel competition(33:47) DfT simpler fares and cheaper tickets?(35:40) Varamis Rail “on the brink”?(37:50) HS2 TBM lifted from ground(38:56) Civil servants to transfer to DfTO(41:50) German train crash(43:14) The Quiz(48:08) Prestongrange Heritage Industrial Museum open day
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52 min - 94. Have bimode trains scuppered electrification of the rail network?
Have bimode trains scuppered our chances of ever electrifying the UK rail network? The latest Transport Select Committeesuggests they just might…
The Secretary of State updates Parliament on HS2 – are weany closer to knowing when and how much?
And ORR delivers its annual performance review of Network Rail – with some rather chilling words…
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:37) Transport Select Committee hearing
(09:00) Midland Main Line electrification paused
(31:02) Sir Peter Soulsby interview
(39:15) HS2 construction update to Parliament
(43:04) ORR report on Network Rail performance
(47:46) Thanks to Supporters
(49:09) Railway News Round-up
(49:14) c2c is nationalised
(50:29) Beaulieu Park station to open early
(51:29) Largest ever passenger satisfaction survey
(52:28) Germany to UK rail services?
(53:48) Lamb on a train
(54:44) Folk music celebrates Railway 200
(56:34) The Quiz
01:00:01 Work experience success at GBRf
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1 hr 4 min - New Tube trains for the Piccadilly Line – inside the factory!
New trains are being built for the London Underground’s Piccadilly Line – the very first deep Tube trains that will have air conditioning and walk-through carriages.
We visited the Siemens train manufacturing plant in Goole (Yorkshire) to find out more about them and to see them being built.
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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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