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The world's leading independent railway podcast. Join award-winning rail engineer @GarethDennis and many guests talking about all things TRAINS and TRANSPORT.
LIVE at 8pm on Weds, UK time
Joined February 2023
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Tonight on #Railnatter... We page-turn the GBR rolling stock and infrastructure strategy, released last month to tremendous fanfare. There's some very good stuff in it that we'll flag, but does it take us any further forwards? Find out tonight, LIVE at 8pm!
IF YOU MISSED IT! Last night, we welcomed @postoctobrist to help tell the story of PFI, how it was thrust upon an unwilling public by about six guys, how it is intertwined with the story of UK transport engineering and how the Treasury used it to completely break Britain.
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yes, @postoctobrist and I are unpacking the HISTORY OF PFI for tonight's @railnatter... it's a story of THE SAME GUY relentlessly wrecking everything
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Thanks for the shoutout, @GarethDennis, and for helping promote the North East’s Bus Franchising consultation, which closes on Mon 28th @ 9am!
We’d also absolutely love to have you present your plans for improving rail service north of Newcastle to us! We share your ambition!
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Belgrade tram colour diversity 1,
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(he can close our tram lines but he'll never take our red KT4s from us, also listen to @nogodsnomayors)
Tonight on #Railnatter, we’re looking at the ECML between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
It's one of the most beautiful lines, but operationally, it’s a mess.
Intercity services comes at the expense of local ones, leaving some stations among Britain’s least-used. So how do we fix it?
"I'm a track team leader for NR, there's so much I could say, that I've wanted to say for a long time but cannot for obvious reasons... It seems to me that we have learnt absolutely nothing. Lives seem cheap and people have short memories."
Catch last night's #Railnatter now.
Last night's episode was short, sharp and savage. If you diagnose the problem though, you can administer a functional cure!
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Was watching with my retired mum, she was riveted.
At one point she says "I've been riding trains since I was a baby, I've never thought of this." When you were discussing buckling rails. I think you blew her mind. Good work....👍
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SPICY EPISODE TONIGHT
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Tonight on #Railnatter, we look at Britain’s failing railway infrastructure, following the Lewes and Wickford derailments, both caused by track buckles.
Why has our railway been left to deteriorate this far? What happens when we stop renewing it? And why is Hendy involved again?
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We agree, @GarethDennis, we hope the “Angel Network” is just an overall name and that it does NOT replace our iconic Calvert identity, ie Metro’s typeface & M logo, + associated Buses & Ferry logos which give a cohesive look across all modes!
@Railnatter: youtu.be/ePNvcXJ6Na8?is=25hT…
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now imagine if I was just half way through recording a two part @Railnatter history of PFI... that might be, let's say, informative here