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- 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.
**LINK TO GREEN SIGNALS LISTENER SURVEY: https://tally.so/r/lbGWQp
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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You can view our legal disclaimer, copyright information and privacy policy here - https://www.greensignals.org/legal/ - 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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Has Andy Burnham agreed a pay deal with ASLEF for AvantiWest Coast drivers?
And digital signalling goes live between Welwyn Garden Cityand Hitchin
In this episode:
(00:35) RMT ballots for strike action
(15:16) Pay deal for Avanti drivers
(23:56) Railway News round-up
(24:08) New Elizabeth Line trains enter service
(24:57) ScotRail announces train builder shortlist
(26:05) Thameslink seats to get cushioning
(27:30) RMT calls for ROSCO levy
(29:22) Nexus unveils Washington extension route
(30:10) Burscough level crossing accident
(30:59) Lewes line reopens after derailment
(31:21) Jon Worth’s record attempt
(33:28) Digital signalling goes live on ECML
(39:35) Wickford derailment RAIB update
(45:10) HS2 Copthall tunnel teaser
(48:31) Thanks to supporters
(50:00) Heritage Railway News round-up
(50:03) Steam returns after dry weather
(51:07) Kent & East Sussex youth programme graduation
(51:35) North Yorkshire Moors classroom
(52:15) Merchant Navy Brocklebank Line transfer
(53:01) Bewdley Express launch
(55:42) The Quiz
(58:41) London Waterloo’s Paw Patrol
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You can view our legal disclaimer, copyright information and privacy policy here - https://www.greensignals.org/legal/ - A major milestone was reached on 31st August 2026 when the Welwyn to Hitchin Migration area of the East Coast Main Line went live for ETCS 2 operation. Whilst the system is still in what is called overlay mode, it nonetheless represents a major success for the project.
Green Signals recently had the chance to spend time with members of the project team as well as the drivers using the system in service to find out more with respect to what the system can do and why it’s such a potential game changer.
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Now, 56 years later, and thanks to a partnership between the Severn Valley Railway, the West Midlands Rail Executive and West Midlands Railway it is once again possible to catch a commuter service from Bewdley - and on a heritage train.
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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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