E5 - British Rail and Technology Part 3 - The 1980s & 90s

In this episode Simon and Ela take their last look at the History of British Rail and innovation. Looking at the Thatcher and Major years todays conversation covers Pacers, Sprinters, and yet more signalling. Yet again we find that BR was a hive of technology and innovation stymie by the policies thrust upon it by the UK government.

Part of the research for this episode stems from an essay written by Simon in pursuit of his MA in Railway Studies from the University of York, so an acknowledgement of the support from Dr David Turner in Simon’s work for that course.

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