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146. East Midlands Railway crisis – Unreliable trains trigger emergency timetable
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- Green Signals
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- Jul 23, 2026
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Summary
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 (44:13) SWR receives Defence ERS Gold Award (45:26) £33.4m ticket gate plan (46:49) Hoghton level crossing collision update (49:08) ORR revenue abstraction report (56:09) Thanks to supporters (57:14) North Norfolk Railway video teaser (59:07) Heritage Railway News round-up (59:10) N2 returns to NNR service (01:00:04) Hagley Hall incident at the Severn Valley Railway (01:04:24) Signal box up for auction (01:05:13) The Quiz (01:07:42) Glasgow subway car becomes podcast studio! Membership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/join Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignals…