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Jacobite steam train controversy intensifies as customers vent their frustration at increasingly poor service.
HS2 - the Government makes a sensible u-turn on funding the HS2 tunnels from Old Oak Common to Euston… but did Labour miss an opportunity with their response to the news?
We discuss the initial findings of our look into train drivers’ terms and conditions following the feedback we received to our Big Interview with Rail Minister Huw Merriman ( • Rail Minister Huw Merr... )… but it’s seriously complicated.
WiFi on trains - just when we thought a viable superfast solution was approaching, it appears to have been cruelly snatched away…
We talk to someone who can count five generations of his family working for the railways - and he has a lovely story to tell about the West Coast Main Line electrification too.
And a little update on tree clearance in the South West following our recent visit with Route MD Nick Millington ( • Weather resilience, cl... ).
In this episode:
00:00 Intro
04:21 Mayoral Elections on last episode and discussion of regional airports
08:51 Train drivers’ terms and conditions and investigating what was said in our Big Interview with Huw Merriman
16:32 Talks between ASLEF’s Mick Whelan and Rail Minister Huw Merriman
16:57 HS2 tunnels to Euston to be funded by public money
21:33 Jacobite steam train controversy as customers complain about service
32:13 A1 Steam Locomotive Trust 60163 Tornado steam train delayed
36:53 WiFi on trains - new superfast WiFi on South Western Railway
46:58 West Coast Main Line electrification personal story
55:24 Lineside vegetation management - trees cut at Bryn y Gwynan
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