88. £15.6BN For Transport Outside London! But Is It Just Political Spin?
Episode description
£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 Hereford-London
(48:50) Alstom £50m Lumo Class 222 contract
(50:25) HS2 M6 South Viaduct deck slide
(51:58) HS2 Tunnel Boring Machine dismantled
(53:12) Alfreton station £6.75m upgrade
(54:41) Midland Main Line electrification to South Wigston
(56:49) The Quiz
(1:00:31) Scots on the Move: Railways and Tourism exhibition
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