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43. Glenfinnan viaduct: Jacobite steam train route repairs & HS2 Old Oak Common station progress

Jul 25, 2024
01:08:49

Glenfinnan Viaduct, one of the world's most iconic railway viaducts, is having major repair work carried out. The Director of Engineering for Scotland's railway talks to us about repairs to the iconic structure on the route of the Jacobite Steam Train The Government launches its first piece of railway legislation in double quick time – but we ask where (Shadow) Great British Railways has got to? A vast number of train tickets on Britain's railway are sold by third parties. We speak with Anthony Smith, the new Chair of the Independent Rail Retailers Association about the opportunities and challenges in the sector. In good news, HS2’s Old Oak Common station reaches a major milestone – and the head of the project tells us all about it! And Nigel gets all misty eyed over 1970's Prog Rock.......

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