#Railnatter podcast

The world's leading independent railway podcast. Join award-winning rail engineer @GarethDennis and many guests talking about all things TRAINS and TRANSPORT.

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Tonight on #Railnatter!
Bradford’s cancelled through station and Tracy Brabin’s Westminster problem, the London Assembly report on driverless taxis, and GBR’s proposed temporary train liveries. Plus, why train design matters and the latest transport news!

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Watch LIVE at 8PM: https://t.co/e29jxNbEHP

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Tonight on #Railnatter!
Bradford’s cancelled through station and Tracy Brabin’s Westminster problem, the London Assembly report on driverless taxis, and GBR’s proposed temporary train liveries. Plus, why train design matters and the latest transport news!

[Gareth Dennis @GarethDennis]

For years, people have been asking me about "Bradford Crossrail" and my response has always been "I need to think about that strategically, not just because it might look nice on a map".

Well, now I've looked at it. You do need a tunnel under Bradford, but not like *that*:

[Gareth Dennis @GarethDennis]

After this week's @Railnatter, I've had the pleasure of writing up my proposals for an extensive Leeds (and West Yorkshire) Metro for @leeds_exchange - if you want maps, we've got maps! If you want an explanation of repeat station designs, it's here! Are trams good enough? No!

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Watch LIVE at 8pm: https://t.co/iTg1zodHgf

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TONIGHT on #Railnatter:

Copenhagen and Leeds are surprisingly similar, yet Copenhagen has twice the GDP. The difference? An integrated transport system with a proper metro at its heart.

What can Leeds learn, and what should West Yorkshire’s Weaver Metro look like?

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Watch LIVE at 8pm: https://t.co/rdbn8u0ixd

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Tonight on #Railnatter... We page-turn the GBR rolling stock and infrastructure strategy, released last month to tremendous fanfare. There's some very good stuff in it that we'll flag, but does it take us any further forwards? Find out tonight, LIVE at 8pm!

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@postoctobrist WATCH: https://t.co/JmWRDGQ3tr

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IF YOU MISSED IT! Last night, we welcomed @postoctobrist to help tell the story of PFI, how it was thrust upon an unwilling public by about six guys, how it is intertwined with the story of UK transport engineering and how the Treasury used it to completely break Britain.

[Gareth Dennis @GarethDennis]

yes, @postoctobrist and I are unpacking the HISTORY OF PFI for tonight's @railnatter... it's a story of THE SAME GUY relentlessly wrecking everything

[North East Public Transport Users Group (NEPTUG) @NorthEastPTUG]

Thanks for the shoutout, @GarethDennis, and for helping promote the North East’s Bus Franchising consultation, which closes on Mon 28th @ 9am!

We’d also absolutely love to have you present your plans for improving rail service north of Newcastle to us! We share your ambition!

[Gareth Dennis @GarethDennis]

Belgrade tram colour diversity 1,
Šapić 0

(he can close our tram lines but he'll never take our red KT4s from us, also listen to @nogodsnomayors)

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Watch from 8PM: https://t.co/qm3QDjyHS7

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Tonight on #Railnatter, we’re looking at the ECML between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
It's one of the most beautiful lines, but operationally, it’s a mess.
Intercity services comes at the expense of local ones, leaving some stations among Britain’s least-used. So how do we fix it?

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@GarethDennis https://t.co/OL94cqW6uU

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"I'm a track team leader for NR, there's so much I could say, that I've wanted to say for a long time but cannot for obvious reasons... It seems to me that we have learnt absolutely nothing. Lives seem cheap and people have short memories."

Catch last night's #Railnatter now.

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Last night's episode was short, sharp and savage. If you diagnose the problem though, you can administer a functional cure!

[Darby Good One @DarbyGoodOne]

@GarethDennis Was watching with my retired mum, she was riveted.
At one point she says "I've been riding trains since I was a baby, I've never thought of this." When you were discussing buckling rails. I think you blew her mind. Good work....👍

[Gareth Dennis @GarethDennis]

SPICY EPISODE TONIGHT
https://t.co/obGVY6bmu7