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- 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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11 min - 93. Midland Main Line electrification ‘paused’… But whose fault is it?
Government commits to 50 road and rail projects… or does it?
Midland Mainline Electrification is ‘paused’. But whose fault is it?
And the Severn Valley Railway pulls off a miracle to reopen just 6 months after a major landslip!
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Green light for over 50 road and rail upgrades
(07:16) Midland Main Line electrification ‘paused’
(32:57) New Piccadilly Line trains video preview
(36:36) Severn Valley Railway to reopen
(45:49) Thanks to Supporters
(47:18) Railway News Round-up
(47:21) Van driver killed at level crossing in Kent
(49:00) Transport for Wales heat disruption
(52:24) Govia Thameslink Railway Class 717 ETCS
(53:57) ORR Experiences of Passenger Assist survey
(56:11) The Quiz
(59:01) Great Western Railway 802022 Cyril Bleasdale OBE
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Thumbnail image - Network Rail
1 hr 5 min - HS2 didn’t GO wrong. It STARTED wrong – James Stewart review interview
James Stewart, author of the recent review into HS2 and theDfT’s approach to major projects speaks to Richard in this fascinating interview.
Here’s the background to James’s review as set out by the Government: In October 2024, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that James Stewart would lead a review of DfT’s approach to the governance and assurance of major infrastructure project delivery, drawing primarily on evidence from High Speed Two (HS2).
The review provides insights into DfT’s approach to delivering complex infrastructure projects and programmes. It provides an important contribution to the ongoing efforts to ensure successful delivery as HS2 undergoes a critical programme reset. It also makes recommendations for improvements to the wider government system for delivering major projects.
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59 min - 92. Virgin trains is denied a return to the WCML… and so is everyone else!
Virgin Trains is denied a return to the West Coast Main Line…but in a big shock - along with everyone else
HS1 is judged poor value for money – but have all the benefits been accounted for?
And an Avanti West Coast Pendolino hits the buffers at Euston
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:32) ORR rejects WCML open access applications
(27:15) HS1 is judged poor value for money
(31:38) James Stewart interview trailer
(36:29) Thanks to Supporters
(39:51) Railway News Round Up
(40:00) Avanti West Coast Pendolino buffer collision
(40:49) Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in administration
(42:09) Northumberland Line stations delayed
(44:12) Belmond Britannic Explorer first trip cancelled
(45:32) Eurostar breaks down in France
(47:05) GCRE trains steelworkers
(48:47) The Quiz
(51:20) Deltic driver retires
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55 min - 91. The Royal Train is decommissioned & Derailment causes travel chaos on WCML
The Royal Train is to be decommissioned by 2027 bringing toan end to getting on for 200 years of association.
A derailment at Bletchley and a fallen tree near Beattockcause days of travel chaos on the West Coast Main Line.
And we speak to Stadler about their take on theUK rolling stock market.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:33) Royal Train to be decommissioned
(11:39) Derailment at Bletchley
(17:35) Fallen tree at Beattock
(23:40) Class 99s teaser
(28:01) Stadler and the rolling stock market
(36:26) IMechE Railway Challenge
(39:41) Thanks to Supporters
(41:07) Railway News Round-up
(41:11) EDF Renewables deal with Transport for London
(42:15) Project Reach deal
(43:27) Heidelberg Materials Horton Quarry rail link
(44:30) “Network Rail wrongly fells 300 trees”
(48:27) HS2 Northolt Tunnel excavation completed
(49:07) Far North Line reopens
(50:57) The Quiz
(55:02) Great Western Railway FastCharge Battery record
ROYAL TRAIN PHOTOGRAPHY: Thanks to Jack Boskett for kindly allowing us to use his photographs in this episode. You can find more of Jack’s award-winning photography at http://www.jackboskett.co.uk
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59 min - Inside a Class 99 – The UK’s Most Powerful Locomotive
An exclusive tour inside GB Railfreight’s brand new Class 99 locomotive at UK Rail Leasing’s depot in Leicester. 8,000 horsepower in electric mode and 2,400hp in Diesel mode, this is a serious beast of a freight locomotive and the most powerful standalone locomotive built for the UK by Stadler.
#locomotive #trains #GBRailfreight
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20 min - 90. Are the Industrial Strategy & Infrastructure Strategy actually strategies? And what about rail?
Are the Government’s ‘UK Infrastructure Strategy: A 10-Year Strategy’ and ‘The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy’ actually strategies? And do they tell a positive story for rail?
1,800 people are evacuated from Thameslink trains on the hottest day of the year.
And the new Tube trains for the Piccadilly Line are delayed…
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:34) Breaking News! DfT Letter on Open Access
(10:18) All the strategies at once
(12:57) Infrastructure Strategy
(21:29) Industrial Strategy
(25:15) Mark Wild’s HS2 interim report
(33:34) 1,800 people evacuated on Thameslink
(37:44) Piccadilly Line trains delayed
(43:01) Thanks to Supporters
(45:05) Railway News Round-up
(45:10) Ffestiniog Railway 200 Wheels on the Cob
(46:22) Southeastern and Network Rail unite
(47:39) Severn Valley Railway reorganisation
(48:40) Keighley & Worth Valley Railway diesel gala drama
(51:20) HS2 Lower Thorpe viaduct deck slide
(52:25) The Quiz
(55:11) Thomas the Tank Engine documentary
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59 min - Interview: LNER’s David Horne on running a railway in the public sector
LNER Managing Director David Horne meets Richard in York to talk about running a railway in the public sector, delivering for the passenger, rail fares, Great British Railways and much more besides.
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43 min - 89. Rail passenger numbers are up! But is there more behind the headlines?
Rail ridership is almost back to pre-Covid levels! But is there more behind the headlines?
HS2 could be delayed yet again – and the blame game is already underway
Problems for East Midlands Railway Class 810s – is there a crisis coming?
And there’s Breaking News on Jacobite steam train operator West Coast Railways’ application for an exemption to run Mk1s…
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) Rail ridership figures
(17:53) HS2 delays
(20:12) West Coast Railways Mk 1s update
(25:39) East Midlands Railway Class 810s
(29:39) David Horne LNER interview preview
(35:00) Thanks to Supporters
(36:27) Railway News Round-up
(36:31) British Steel £500m Network Rail contract
(37:49) Go-op signs Track Access Contract
(38:42) King’s Birthday Honours
(42:27) GB Railfreight Class 99s arrive in UK
(41:50) DB Cargo runs first East West Rail freight train
(42:35) HS2 TBM completes drive
(43:17) Tree clearance on West Highland Line
(44:51 )The Quiz
(48:32) Narrow gauge for The Greatest Gathering
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52 min - 88. £15.6BN For Transport Outside London! But Is It Just Political Spin?
£15.6bn for transport investments outside of London and the South East. Fabulous news! But is any of it new money? Or is it just political spin?
Fares evasion is a big problem on the railway. But have train operators been acting irresponsibly in handling it?
And we find out more about potential competition for Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:34) £15.6bn for transport
(28:31) Fares evasion report
(40:47) Competition for Eurostar
(45:42) Thanks to Supporters
(46:59) Railway News Round-up
(47:02) New Class 730/2s for LNWR
(47:48) Lumo application for Hereford-London
(48:50) Alstom £50m Lumo Class 222 contract
(50:25) HS2 M6 South Viaduct deck slide
(51:58) HS2 Tunnel Boring Machine dismantled
(53:12) Alfreton station £6.75m upgrade
(54:41) Midland Main Line electrification to South Wigston
(56:49) The Quiz
(1:00:31) Scots on the Move: Railways and Tourism exhibition
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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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