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Reasons Revisited

Episode 16. #EPICRAILFAIL: Ending the great train robbery

Jan 8, 2018
01:24:28

Good afternoon and welcome to the Reasons to be Cheerful train service from here to the Geoffocracy. Yes, we're talking trains. How have we gotten into ourselves here? Billions of government subsidies and eye-watering prices. What is to be done? Andrew Adonis, who used to be Transport Secretary, Anton Valk, who used to help run the Dutch public railway & Nicole Badstuber, academic expert join us to reason it out. Plus Geoff tells all about his trainspotting past.

AND

Comedian Ahir Shah joins us to share his ideas of what could keep us cheerful this year.

 

 

FURTHER READING

http://www.transportforqualityoflife.com/u/files/120630_Rebuilding_Rail_Final_Report_print_version.pdf https://open.spotify.com/user/21kairhjm62hs7kuhpbogmi7y/playlist/2TEVp3NPQOj5JSEuYSxhD9 http://theconversation.com/the-case-for-re-nationalising-britains-railways-45963 http://podcast.londonreconnections.com/ https://twitter.com/lonrec https://twitter.com/GeorgeLakoff/status/948424436058791937

 

 

 

CONTACT US

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CONTACT OUR GUESTS

Andrew Adonis - https://twitter.com/Andrew_Adonis

Nicole Badstuber - https://twitter.com/NicoleBadstuber

Ahir Shah - https://twitter.com/AhirShah



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