65. Railways in 2025: HS2, Great British Railways, performance & more
Episode description
What does 2025 have in store for the railway? We first take a look back at the big stories of 2024, before looking forward to the year ahead…
And an HS2 construction update – Euston station is confirmed at just 6 platforms, but the first Tunnel Boring Machine completes its journey under the capital to Ealing
In this episode:
(00:00) Intro (01:49) Biggest stories of 2024 (08:15) Good news from 2024 (14:53) Bad news from 2024 (16:23) HS2’s progress since the General Election (31:14) Train cancellations (34:46) A great year for Green Signals (41:01) New Year’s Day Whistle Up (45:54) What might we see in 2025? (49:15) Thanks to Super Thanks and Members (51:13) Railway News Round Up (51:16) Gateshead Highway flyover (52:33) Super Voyager fleet bows out (53:20) Flying Scotsman custodian agreement signed (54:11) HS2 Tunnel Boring Machine reaches Ealing (55:27) The Quiz (57:18) Chocolate on the platform at East Croydon
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