Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead? And levelling up with it? | Ep 66

Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead? And levelling up with it…?

Has the Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander signalled the beginning of the end for Open Access operators on the railway?

Richard visits Transport for Wales to talk to CEO James Price and learns about South Wales Metro as well as the challenges of delivering rail in Wales

January train strikes hit the railway with RMT taking action on Avanti West Coast

In this episode:

00:00 Intro
01:10 Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead and HS2 at the Public Accounts Committee
28:33 Transport for Wales visit
34:08 Train strikes by RMT
39:18 The beginning of the end for Open Access?
47:55 Thanks to Super Thanks and Members
49:13 Railway News Round-Up
49:16 TransPennine Route Upgrade Christmas engineering
50:17 Britt Allcroft dies
51:03 Basford Hall freight depot work in Crewe
51:57 New Year’s Honours list
53:33 Railway Industry Association 150th anniversary
54:25 The Quiz
58:07 TransPennine Express appoints new director

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Credits:
Photos & video: Network Rail, The Independent, Engineering Council, Friends of the National Railway Museum, GB Railfreight, Transport for the North, Parliament TV, Transport for Wales
Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)