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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