{"podcast":{"title":"Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast","slug":"calling-all-stations-the-transport-podcast-5931949","podcast_index_feed_id":5931949,"rss_url":"https://markwalkerg.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://markwalkerg.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15333981/CAS-Vert-OnBlue_15xalomq.png","author":"Christian Wolmar & Cogitamus Ltd","episode_count":84,"summary":"Christian Wolmar, Mark Walker and guests keep you up to date with the most engaging news stories, policy developments and interviews across the world of transport. You can find more from Christian including articles, books and speaking events here: https://www.christianwolmar.co.uk Find ’Calling All Stations - the transport podcast’ and join the conversation on social media channels here: X (formerly Twitter) - https://x.com/AllStationsPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Calling_all_Stations_podcast/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@calling_all_stations_podcast Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/p/Calling-All-Stations-The-Transport-Podcast-61551736964201/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T04:20:36.520772+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-all-stations-the-transport-podcast-5931949"},"episode":{"title":"4/9 Wales’s rail vision plus Michael Portillo’s outlook","slug":"4-9-wales-s-rail-vision-plus-michael-portillo-s-outlook","published_at":"2026-03-04T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-all-stations-the-transport-podcast-5931949/4-9-wales-s-rail-vision-plus-michael-portillo-s-outlook","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-all-stations-the-transport-podcast-5931949","url":"https://markwalkerg.podbean.com/e/49-wales-s-rail-vision-plus-michael-portillo-s-outlook/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/84r3s9duk3tyrvvs/Calling_All_Stations_Episode_49_SECOND_RE-EDITbmdqf.mp3","summary":"As the Welsh Government publishes 'Today, Tomorrow, Together - A vision for rail across Wales and Borders', Christian speaks exclusively to Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport & North Wales, about how train services are being envisioned as well as covering Welsh bus reform and the controversial 20mph speed limit policy for local roads [2:36]. Christian discusses with broadcaster and former minister Michael Portillo his love of railways, finding a surprising twist on his current political outlook [29:43]. In his final thought from the departure lounge, Christian examines progress in the pedestrianisation of London's Oxford Street [39:38]. Find 'Calling All Stations - the transport podcast' on social media channels here: X (formerly Twitter) - https://x.com/AllStationsPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Calling_all_Stations_podcast/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@calling_all_stations_podcast Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/p/Calling-All-Stations-The-Transport-Podcast-61551736964201/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/callingallstations.bsky.social","meta_description":"As the Welsh Government publishes 'Today, Tomorrow, Together - A vision for rail across Wales and Borders', Christian speaks exclusively to Ken Skates MS,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2609,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calling-all-stations-the-transport-podcast-5931949/episodes/4-9-wales-s-rail-vision-plus-michael-portillo-s-outlook/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-all-stations-the-transport-podcast-5931949/4-9-wales-s-rail-vision-plus-michael-portillo-s-outlook.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}