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.Membership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too.YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/joinPatreon -https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignalsGreen Signals: Website -http://www.greensignals.orgMerchandise - http://greensignals.etsy.comNewsletter -http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-listFollow: X (Twitter) -https://twitter.com/greensignallers LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltdInstagram -https://instagram.com/greensignallersCredits - Thumbnail image: HS2 Ltd
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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 elseHS1 is judged poor value for money – but have all the benefits been accounted for?And an Avanti West Coast Pendolino hits the buffers at EustonIn 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 retiresMembership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too.YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/joinPatreon -https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignalsGreen Signals: Website -http://www.greensignals.orgMerchandise - http://greensignals.etsy.comNewsletter -http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-listFollow: X (Twitter) -https://twitter.com/greensignallers LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltdInstagram -https://instagram.com/greensignallers
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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 recordROYAL 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.ukMembership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too.YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/joinPatreon -https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignalsGreen Signals: Website -http://www.greensignals.orgMerchandise - http://greensignals.etsy.comNewsletter -http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-listFollow: X (Twitter) -https://twitter.com/greensignallers LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltdInstagram -https://instagram.com/greensignallers
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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 #GBRailfreightMembership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too.YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/joinPatreon -https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignalsGreen Signals: Website -http://www.greensignals.orgMerchandise - http://greensignals.etsy.comNewsletter -http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-listFollow: X (Twitter) -https://twitter.com/greensignallers LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltdInstagram -https://instagram.com/greensignallers
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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 documentaryMembership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too.YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/joinPatreon -https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignalsGreen Signals: Website -http://www.greensignals.orgMerchandise - http://greensignals.etsy.comNewsletter -http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-listFollow: X (Twitter) -https://twitter.com/greensignallers LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltdInstagram -https://instagram.com/greensignallers
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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