Railway structures: Has Network Rail got a grip? | Ep 73

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) threatens Network Rail with possible enforcement action under the Health & Safety at Work Act. Could there be growing safety concerns with some of our railway structures?

We look at the reaction to the government’s Railways Bill consultation on GBR and hear from the Rail Freight Group’s Director General Maggie Simpson.

There are strong words from the Heritage Railway Association’s CEO Steve Oates about the state of leadership and governance with some of the country’s heritage railways.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro
00:56 ORR and Network Rail assets
07:15 Railways Bill consultation reaction
14:33 Freight’s reaction to consultation
26:05 Avanti West Coast and the Beattock landslip
32:22 Heritage Railway Association interview
37:29 Thanks to Supporters and Members
39:17 Railway News Round-Up
36:25 1000th HS2 freight train
40:40 Class 395 Javelin recovery
43:41 East Midlands Railway vandalism
45:05 Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline
46:39 Class 465 Networker painted in Network South East colours
47:44 Green Signals merch store!
49:27 The Quiz
54:03 Northern conductor praised for helping mother

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

Image Credits (unless stated on images):
Letter from ORR to Network Rail re Management of Railway Structure - ORR
Rail Freight Group Press release - RFG
Extract of Devolution White Paper - HMG
1000 HS2 freight train at Quainton Road - images courtesy of GB Railfreight
EMR vandalism - Images Courtesy of EMR (East Midlands Railway)