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157. Are trains now to be owned by the Government? New Rolling Stock Strategy suggests they might
October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minAre trains now going to be owned by the Government? The new Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy suggests they might… Discontinuous electrification – a cost-effective answer to wires? Or short-term gain for long term pain? And RAIB…
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Vale of Rheidol – The Little Line in the Hills. With Tim Dunn
October 6, 2026 · 36 minThe Vale of Rheidol railway that runs between Aberystwyth and Devil’s Bridge in Mid Wales is unique. It survived the end of British Rail steam in 1968 and was only sold to a private Trust in 1989. It has been run ever since as a…
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Reopening the branch line to Portishead. We get to see the work underway!
October 5, 2026 · 14 minThe Portishead branch closed to passenger services in 1964. The campaign to reopen it began almost immediately. Over the intervening years, there have many false dawns but finally, after decades of lobbying, the dream is about to become…
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156. Government “calls time” on Avanti West Coast
October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minGovernment “calls time” on Avanti West Coast performance and announces nationalisation date… The Prime Minister makes his own comments about troubled South Western Railway… Meanwhile, East Midlands Railway seems to be moving in the right…
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155. Chiltern Railways returns to public ownership… and it raises some questions
September 24, 2026 · 60 minChiltern Railways returns to public ownership – and itraises some questions… ScotRail finally admits failures in its ticketing app launch And Richard reports from the world’s largest rail industryexhibition – InnoTrans! In this…
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Secret steam locomotives revealed – Inside Collection X with Tim Dunn!
September 22, 2026 · 30 minIn the 1960s and 70s, the legendary Peter Rampton amassed a remarkable collection of steam locomotives and artefacts from around the world. He brought them back to his farm in Surrey, had a few open days in the 1970s and then pretty much…
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154. TransPennine Express’s new train order is great news! But we have questions…
September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 8 minTransPennine Express orders new rolling stock – and it’s excellent news for Derby! But we have plenty of questions Avanti West Coast cuts services AGAIN; and Tickets will soon be automatically valid on other services when yours is…
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£1bn NEW trains! Britain's first mainline battery electric trains ordered by TransPennine Express
September 11, 2026 · 9 minMassive news for Derby, Alstom and TransPennine Express withthe announcement that TransPennine Express (TPE) have placed an order with Alstom for 29 x 5 car battery electric multiple units using the Alstom Adessia platform. The deal is to…