88. £15.6BN For Transport Outside London! But Is It Just Political Spin?
£15.6bn for transport investments outside of London and the South East. Fabulous news! But is any of it new money? Or is it just political spin?
Fares evasion is a big problem on the railway. But have train operators been acting irresponsibly in handling it?
And we find out more about potential competition for Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:34) £15.6bn for transport
(28:31) Fares evasion report
(40:47) Competition for Eurostar
(45:42) Thanks to Supporters
(46:59) Railway News Round-up
(47:02) New Class 730/2s for LNWR
(47:48) Lumo application for…
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