144. Failure to electrify Britain’s railway is costing the UK £Billions!

Green Signals · Jul 9, 2026 · 1h 1m

Failure to electrify Britain’s railway is costing the UKbillions of pounds

How Network Rail is coping with the heat – we speak to NR’sDeputy CEO Jake Kelly

And an HS2 tunnel extension in Bromford is judged not tohave had the correct planning permission…

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In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(00:34) Electrification

(25:34) HS2’s Bromford Tunnel

(29:58) Railway News round-up

(30:02) Concerns over Railways Bill wording

(31:59) CAF opens Manchester maintenance depot

(32:42) New Scottish railway control hub

(34:03) HS2 worker injured at Coleshill…