Has the government finally got something right?! Railways Bill Consultation analysis | Ep 72

The government publishes ‘Delivering a railway fit for Britain’s future’. It’s the clearest indication yet of the government’s intentions for the future structure of GBR.

In the most dramatic change of all, GBR will allocate access to the network – and the ORR is downgraded to an appeals body. It marks the end of the 1993 Railways Act vision of access and access charges determined by an independent regulator. In future, it’s GBR’s railway.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro
00:58 Railways Bill Consultation
40:25 Thanks to Supporters, Super Thanks and Members
42:38 Railway News Round Up
42:43 Chiltern fare dodger offended 736 times
43:56 Network Rail fined over Margam deaths
46:07 National Railway Museum £15m Government investment
47:03 ORR writes to Network Rail about structure examinations backlog
48:45 Tina the wheel lathe
50:27 Last limestone train
51:40 The Quiz
54:33 Flying Scotsman 2025 dates

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Credits:
Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)

Images Credits (unless stated on images)
Thumbnail - Railway Track - Matthew Nichol / Shutterstock.com
DfT Press Release on consultation for great British Railways - DfT
Statement to the House of Commons by Alistair Darling MP 15th July 20024 - H of Commons
Tina the Wheel Lathe - Courtesy of Northern Trains