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- Real people doing real engineering - at Wabtec UK
Two thirds of all Great British Railways spend will be with the railway supply chain. It’s a dynamic environment that is constantly adapting, constantly changing and constantly investing.
One of the businesses at the heart of that supply chain is Wabtec and at the moment, they are changing more than most with a £30 million investment to create a new super site, a jewel in the crown of the UK rail supply sector as Managing Director Tim Bentley describes it, in Barton, near Burton on Trent.
And recently, Green Signals went to have a good look around this remarkable facility.
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19 min - 140. Government to cut Transport spend in favour of Defence?
Government plans to cut transport spend to fund defence –what could it mean for railways?
Kernow Connect – Is the Okehampton to Launceston and Bodminnew railway proposal the most delusional scheme of the year?
And DfT explains how GBR will be held to account – but isthe most important question still unanswered?
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In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) Transport funding cuts?
(10:18) Reaction to fuel hedging segment
(15:30) Kernow Connect
(28:50) Railway News round-up
(28:55) Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre opens
(31:28) New Elizabeth Line trains unveiled
(32:35) Blackpool Transport Improvement Notice
(33:46) TfW disappointment over Carmarthen to Bristol
(36:28) Final Tyne and Wear metro Class 599 run
(38:03) Network Rail Scotland employs sheep
(39:20) Realtime Trains app launch
(40:00) Europhoenix to cease trading
(41:31) Railways Bill news
(47:43) Wabtec video teaser
(51:50) Heritage News round-up
(51:56) National Railway Museum £3m funding
(52:53) Great Central Railway graffiti frustration
(53:45) Avon Valley Railway street art carriage
(54:55) West Somerset Railway hopes dashed
(56:44) Thanks to supporters
(58:10) The Quiz
(01:02:03) TransPennine Express 44-year railwayman retires
Credits: Thumbnail tank image - Ministry of Defence
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1 hr 6 min - 139. Why did the Government block train operators from buying cheaper fuel?!
Why did the Government block train operators from buying cheaper fuel?!
Can HS2 trains be tested on HS1, or not?
And… the Jacobite steam train returns! But NOT with Mark 1 carriages.
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In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Government blocked fuel hedging?
(09:28) Can HS2 trains be tested on HS1?
(17:30) HS2 TSC – Euston, rolling stock, WCRM
(39:36) Railway News round-up
(39:40) GWR Security Operations Centre
(40:40) Tyne and Wear Metro leaks fix
(41:31) £20m wires renewal for North Clyde lines
(42:42) WiFi upgrade for 1,400 trains
(43:39) Greater Anglia catering trial
(44:13) Lightning strikes the North
(45:03) Thameslink timetable changes
(45:55) Jacobite steam train returns
(49:59) Heritage News round-up
(50:04) Nene Valley Resilience Fund
(50:38) Class 33 D6535 rededicated
(51:12) Steam from Southwold
(51:45) NYMR Bridge 42 £50k award
(52:32) Thanks to Supporters
(53:54) The Quiz
(57:22) Pitlochry Station Bookshop £500k donation
Credits: Thumbnail image - TransPennine Express
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1 hr 1 min - Building Freight Train wagons in the UK at W H Davis
Formed in 1908, WH Davis Ltd. has been based at Langwith Junction near Shirebrook its entire history and is today recognised as the UK’s last remaining independent rail wagon manufacturer.I’ve come to have look around this extraordinary place which remains a standard bearer of world class precision engineering and heavy duty manufacturing supporting the rail sector both home and abroad.
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24 min - 138. HS2 planned to use tech that “hasn’t been invented yet”… Really?!
HS2 planned to use a technology that “hasn’t been inventedyet”… Really?
GBR’s livery begins rolling out on trains, but what happens next?
And now Thameslink is following Avanti West Coast’s exampleand cancelling some summer services. What is going on?
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In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:56) HS2 at the Transport Select Committee
(26:56) GBR livery rollout
(33:12) Thameslink cuts summer services
(35:50) Railway News round-up
(35:55) Operators’ names rumour
(36:49) Feasibility study to reopen Boulby Line
(37:45) Hire a luxury train
(39:12) Railways Bill report stage
(40:28) £500k station toilets
(41:58) Open access news
(48:18) Heritage railway news round-up
(48:22) VAT cut for tourist attractions
(49:31) GCR campaign to clean up Stanford Viaduct
(50:41) N2 locomotive passes Steam Examination Test
(51:28) Romney Hythe and Dymchurch solar panels
(52:36) W H Davis wagon building teaser
(55:27) Thanks to Supporters
(56:41) The Quiz
(01:01:47) Preston Tram Bridge replaced
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1 hr 6 min - Open Access to Marchwood: “Shoddy, Unevidenced and Factually Incorrect” – Yeowart slams ORR
Over 25 years since the UK’s first open access passenger rail service, and the subject still divides opinion. Those for point to services to communities that had been forgotten, competition driving down prices as well as stimulating. Those against point to revenue abstraction not outweighed by the growth and to adding serious performance challenges on an already congested network.
One person who has led the charge for Open Access and has been unquestionably successful in the process is Ian Yeowart. He is tenacious, focused and very experienced. Ian’s latest venture though, the running of services between Marchwood on a reopened Waterside branch, through Southampton, Winchester and Basingstoke to London Waterloo has been comprehensively rejected by the ORR – and he’s not best pleased.
I caught up with Ian to hear his views and he is characteristically forthright in his opinions.
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28 min - Running an integrated railway - South Western Railway MD Lawrence Bowman interview
On the morning of Sunday 25 May, the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander MP boarded the first South Western Railway service to depart London Waterloo.
The company’s new Managing Director, Lawrence Bowman, has been steadily working hard since to create an integrated SWR and Network Rail team, responsible for both train operations and infrastructure.
As Great British Railways continues to develop and form, Lawrence Bowman finds himself in arguably the hottest of all hotseats. The last 11 months has been a challenge though for all sorts of reasons, and those opposed to renationalisation have wasted no time pointing out that at times, performance has dipped below what it was under private operation. As ever, the story is much more complex than that.
To find out what has been going on and more importantly what is planned, I have come to Wimbledon Train Care depot to meet with Lawrence and ask what the plan is and how challenging it’s going to be to deliver it.
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37 min - Artificial Intelligence is coming to the railway - But what does it mean?
Artificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction. It’s increasingly science fact. And it’s coming to the railway whether we like it or not.
GBRX has created the AI Industry Action Plan to show how Britain’s railway will move from isolated AI pilots to safe, scalable, system-wide adoption.
Green Signals went along to the glitzy launch event for the AI Industry Action Plan at the Science Museum, London, at the end of April to see what the fuss was about – and learn more about the plans and technologies that could shape the way that people interact with the railways for decades to come.
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22 min - 137. HS2’s ‘Original Sins’. Up to £102bn cost. Slower speeds. Years late. What went wrong?
HS2’s ‘Original Sins’. Up to £102bn cost. Slower speeds.Years late. What went wrong?
Avanti West Coast prepares to cut 38 daily weekday servicesfor six weeks.
Bristol to Oxford direct services are restored!
And Artificial Intelligence is coming to the railway fasterthan ever…
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In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:39) HS2’s ‘original sins’
(20:02) Bristol-Oxford direct reinstated
(26:00) Artificial Intelligence in rail
(29:27) Railway News Round-Up
(29:57) LNER Flying Scotsman service restored
(30:36) TfW service improvements
(31:28) Darlington station transformation
(32:00) GBR livery applied to Class 387
(33:50) GB Railfreight redundancies
(34:57) Settle-Carlisle discounted tickets
(36:14) Last relay from Siemens historic Chippenham site
(49:07) Avanti West Coast cuts services
(52:39) Lawrence Bowman interview teaser
(57:10) Heritage Railway news round-up
(57:16) Pocket Rocket sold to Strathspey Railway
(58:19) Bridgnorth Cliff Railway wall dispute
(59:30) Stockton & Darlington Railway plan restored
(01:00:13) Greatest Gathering Legacy event
(01:01:26) Four-coach teak carriages to the NYMR
(01:02:04) Thanks to Supporters
(01:03:16) The Quiz
(01:06:59) Bridal party on a South Wales Metro
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1 hr 11 min - Fighting the Fight against flooding on Devon and Cornwall’s railways
There is considerable debate about the causes of, and future predictions for, climate change. But what is not in any doubt is that our weather has become more unpredictable and extreme.
The South West of England has always suffered more than most and the railway has always been at the forefront of meeting the challenge. In 2014, a serious breach of the sea wall at Dawlish caused the railway to be closed for 2 months whilst it, and the sea wall, were rebuilt. 2026 provided an opportunity for the defences to be tested like never before with multiple named storms that battered the region.
The Main Lines held up well and were quickly reopened. The branch lines were not so fortunate and the lines to Barnstaple, Okehampton, Looe and Newquay were closed for extended periods. The Tarka Line from Exeter to Barnstaple was closed for around 24 days between January 27th and February 20th, yet this is no sleepy branch line but a vitally important community railway carrying almost 1 million passengers a year, that’s a serious problem.
I was keen to see what was being done to address the problem and so at the kind invitation of Network Rail, I travelled down to Devon and Cornwall to have a look first hand.
The mixture of collaborative working and new technology I saw first hand was really impressive….
Credits: Thumbnail image - Balfour Beatty
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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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