146. East Midlands Railway crisis – Unreliable trains trigger emergency timetable
East Midlands Railway is in crisis. Unreliable trains trigger a short-notice emergency timetable.
Andy Burnham becomes PM – what does it mean for rail and devolution?
And RAIB releases its initial findings into the fatal level crossing collision at Hoghton in Lancashire.
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:29) EMR emergency timetable
(21:35) Andy Burnham and devolution
(34:04) Manchester buses follow-up
(38:48) Railway News round-up
(38:53) GBR West Midlands launch
(39:42) Gemini Trains announces London to Koln plans
(41:25) Glasgow Central fully reopens
(42:40) Canadian railway wildfire…
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