66. Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead? And levelling up with it?
Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead? And levelling up with it…?
Has the Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander signalled the beginning of the end for Open Access operators on the railway?
Richard visits Transport for Wales to talk to CEO James Price and learns about South Wales Metro as well as the challenges of delivering rail in Wales
January train strikes hit the railway with RMT taking action on Avanti West Coast
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro (01:10) Is Northern Powerhouse Rail dead and HS2 at the Public Accounts Committee (28:33) Transport for Wales visit (34:08) Train strikes by…
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