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Season 3 finale! Available from 1500 on Sunday, we’re delighted to welcome @transportgovuk Minister @LordPeterHendy of Richmond Hill CBE to discuss upcoming legislation and future prospects for #rail with @christianwolmar:
Season 3 Episode 20 will be launching shortly, where our hosts @christianwolmar and @MarkWalker59 will be bringing us an exclusive preview of Sally Gimson’s new book, ‘Off the Rails: The Inside Story of HS2’
Catch it here: markwalkerg.podbean.com
The true star of our latest episode (3/19) is the @RailwayMuseum's iconic 1923 A3 locomotive Flying Scotsman which was filmed here just before hauling the @belmond@BritishPullman to the @railway200 Greatest Gathering in Derby:
The Infrastructure Strategy reflects the bizarre contrast between the Government’s welcome enthusiasm for modern, sustainable transport (such as trains, trams and buses) and its fixation with obsolete major new roads such as the Lower Thames Crossing transportactionnetwork.org.uk/infrastructure…
The Infrastructure Strategy reflects the bizarre contrast between the Government’s welcome enthusiasm for modern, sustainable transport (such as trains, trams and buses) and its fixation with obsolete major new roads such as the Lower Thames Crossing transportactionnetwork.org.uk/infrastructure…
Do you use the Dartford Crossing?
Did you know, the Lower Thames Crossing could mean the toll increases to £8.10 for cars and £14 for lorries?
theguardian.com/world/2025/may…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement of a £15.6 billion boost for modern public transport projects in England’s city regions outside London is welcome.
Now scrap the LTC. Instead rail, tram, bus and ferry solutions should be developed.
transportactionnetwork.org.uk/boost-for-publ…
With consent given to the LTC but no public funding yet pledged, it is important that no funding for public transport is lost to fund it. Our AGS Simon Weller has written alongside @TransportActio2 on the need to invest in public transport and rail freight
tinyurl.com/4kwywxxs
Our analysis suggests tolls will have to TRIPLE at Dartford to pay for the Lower Thames 'smart' motorway Crossing
Private finance is not the 'get out of jail free card' that Rachel Reeves was hoping for
theguardian.com/world/2025/may…
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