Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar
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EXCLUSIVE! With industrial disputes continuing to affect most main line passenger rail services in Great Britain, Christian hears from ASLEF train drivers' trades union leader Mick Whelan that there has been no contact from UK Department for Transport Ministers since 6 January [1:04]. Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker also follow-up the item from Episode 20 about the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway [10:12] while the centrepiece of this episode is an extended interview with Howard Smith, Director of Transport for London's Elizabeth Line, who explains the challenges which preceded the breathtaking success of this new railway [13:13]. Finally, Christian puts the newly-released paperback edition of his book 'British Rail: A New History' in historical context [41:33].
2/21 Transport choices in the UK General Election and 1944 Normandy rail heroes
2/20 Birmingham transformed by HS2 construction while culture wars bedevil roadspace policy
2/19 Competing visions of 'Great British Railways' from Labour and the Conservatives
2/18 John Major's rail privatisation helmsman torpedoes Conservatives' latest reforms
2/17 Are a fair deal for England's train drivers and fare-free public transport in London possible?
2/16 Promoting cycling mobility in London and social mobility in Britain's railways
2/15 Revealed! Draft Rail Reform Bill, new urban transport ambitions and rebranded Overground lines
2/14 Featuring Surrey's pioneering hydrogen buses and celebrating forgotten WW2 rail heroes
2/13 Should the next UK Government be aiming to complete more of HS2?
2/12 Scotland's transport strategy drives rail innovation, LNER's big ticket changes, tripping over e-bikes and possible HS2 resurrection
2/11 Welcoming 2024 with aviation safety, EV progress, bus headaches and New Year predictions
2/10 Happy 1st podcast birthday and Eurotunnel’s 30th but UK’s infrastructure chief isn’t happy at all
2/9 How close are we to guilt-free flying, a more perfect Union and prosperous railways?
2/8 May we see the bill please? Legal changes coming for autonomous vehicles and pedicabs but not railways
2/7 New transport laws, new job for a rail legend and a new airport shuttle
2/6 You turn if you want to - England spins booking office uey as USA throws robocar 180
2/5 The strange cases of disappearing flightpaths, bridge arches and bus shelters
2/4 Live from Liverpool! Our ’special’ on the big transport news from the Conservative and Labour Party conferences
2/3 Is the coming UK General Election the one (at last) to be dominated by transport?
2/2 Hands-free or speed-free on the roads plus awesome site visit (part 2) as HS2 again under scrutiny
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