107. CAF is ‘blacklisted’ by the UN – but what does it mean for its UK contracts?

Green Signals · Oct 23, 2025 · 49m

Spanish train builder CAF is blacklisted by the UN… but what does that mean for its contracts in the UK?

We preview an interview with Transport for Wales’s James Price – and explain the Barnett Formula

And we discuss how projects get through the planning system… and what’s wrong with the system!

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(00:32) CAF ‘blacklisted’ by the United Nations

(09:01) 25th Anniversary of Hatfield rail crash

(11:44) James Price interview preview

(15:49) The Barnett Formula explained

(23:40) Planning mega projects

(29:26) Thanks to Supporters

(31:00) Railway News Round-up

(31:05)…