{"podcast":{"title":"Green Signals","slug":"green-signals-6646463","podcast_index_feed_id":6646463,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e87fffec/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://greensignals.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38907027/38907027-1743780239146-c787b71ca3795.jpg","author":"Green Signals Productions","episode_count":234,"summary":"Green Signals is a show about railways - its politics, its economics, its people and history. We turn over the issues of the day and talk to the people making the decisions that affect all our lives. We also dig into many of the amazing events in the history of an industry that spans nearly 200 years. Nigel Harris (former Managing Editor and Events Director of the leading industry and opinion forming magazine RAIL) and Richard Bowker (former Chair & CEO of the Strategic Rail Authority) steer the show to make it sometimes controversial, frequently irreverent - but always topical and relevant.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T22:18:06.934038+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463"},"episode":{"title":"140. Government to cut Transport spend in favour of Defence?","slug":"140-government-to-cut-transport-spend-in-favour-of-defence","published_at":"2026-06-11T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463/140-government-to-cut-transport-spend-in-favour-of-defence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greensignals/episodes/140--Government-to-cut-Transport-spend-in-favour-of-Defence-e3kk70b","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3323496093.mp3","summary":"Government plans to cut transport spend to fund defence –what could it mean for railways? Kernow Connect – Is the Okehampton to Launceston and Bodminnew railway proposal the most delusional scheme of the year? And DfT explains how GBR will be held to account – but isthe most important question still unanswered? **Link to download the TicketyBoo app: https://myticketyboo.com/app_download/ Link to TicketyBoo website: https://myticketyboo.com/ Use code GREENSIGNALS5 at checkout toget £5 off your first booking** **Link to book in person tickets for 85Years of Letting Off Steam – An Evening with Christopher Awdry: https://full-steam-ahead.co.uk/ ** In this episode: (00:00) Intro (00:40) Transport funding cuts? (10:18) Reaction to fuel hedging segment (15:30) Kernow Connect (28:50) Railway News round-up (28:55) Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre opens (31:28) New Elizabeth Line trains unveiled (32:35) Blackpool Transport Improvement Notice (33:46) TfW disappointment over Carmarthen to Bristol (36:28) Final Tyne and Wear metro Class 599 run (38:03) Network Rail Scotland employs sheep (39:20) Realtime Trains app launch (40:00) Europhoenix to cease trading (41:31) Railways Bill news (47:43) Wabtec video teaser (51:50) Heritage News round-up (51:56) National Railway Museum £3m funding (52:53) Great Central Railway graffiti frustration (53:45) Avon Valley Railway street art carriage (54:55) West Somerset Railway hopes dashed (56:44) Thanks to supporters (58:10) The Quiz (01:02:03) TransPennine Express 44-year railwayman retires Credits: Thumbnail tank image - Ministry of Defence Membership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too. YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"Government plans to cut transport spend to fund defence –what could it mean for railways? Kernow Connect – Is the Okehampton to Launceston and Bodminnew r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3913,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/green-signals-6646463/episodes/140-government-to-cut-transport-spend-in-favour-of-defence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463/140-government-to-cut-transport-spend-in-favour-of-defence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}