Labour vs Tories on railways & is there any point to Rail Reform Bill? | Ep 21

The Department for Transport finally publishes the Rail Reform Bill, but is there any point to it?

Nigel reviews the annual George Bradshaw address which saw two senior rail politicians go head-to-head. But who came out on top?

Avanti West Coast are in the national news again thanks largely to ASLEF – but has the union overstepped the mark this time?

And Richard has been in the firing line over his comments on the ‘Reversing Beeching’ plans. But, being Richard, he’s fighting back!

In this episode:

00:00 Intro
02:40 DfT’s Rail Reform Bill
20:00 George Bradshaw Address where Rail Minister Huw Merriman and Labour Shadow Stephen Morgan went head-to-head
29:39 Avanti West Coast menopause initiative
38:54 Great Western Railway FastCharge battery Class 230 record
41:55 ‘Reversing Beeching’ and evaluating railway reopenings

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