{"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":250,"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":"2026-09-03T22:20:59.811451+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463"},"episode":{"title":"150. Is Britain’s railway prepared (and funded) to cope with climate change?","slug":"150-is-britain-s-railway-prepared-and-funded-to-cope-with-climate-change","published_at":"2026-08-20T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463/150-is-britain-s-railway-prepared-and-funded-to-cope-with-climate-change","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greensignals/episodes/150--Is-Britains-railway-prepared-and-funded-to-cope-with-climate-change-e3nkk0m","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4193718665.mp3","summary":"RAIB releases its initial report into the Lewes derailment Virgin Trains take a step closer to competing with Eurostar; and We take a look at the amazing HS2 station at Old Oak Common In this episode (00:00) Intro (01:04) The Lewes derailment and the challenges facing Network Rail (28:37) Virgin Trains secures track access to HS1 (35:19) DB Cargo UK up for sale (36:39) Disruption on LNER and East Coast (37:04) Electrification of Borders Railway gets underway (37:54) Is a through service to London from Cleethorpes and Grimsby back on track? (39:28) HGV driver in Scotland fined for bridge strike (40:43) Excuses from TransPennine customers for not having a ticket! (42:12) Old Oak Common HS2 station - we get exclusive access (Excerpt) (45:47) Thanks to supporters (47:10) Rother Valley Railway - first level crossing (47:51) National Tramway Museum at Crich gets new Access Tram (49:11) Yeovil Railway Centre and its Parliament Wagon (50:21) The Quiz (54:18) Chateau Denmark Hill - Britain's first railway station with its own wine Credits: Thumbnail image - Network Rail 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…","meta_description":"RAIB releases its initial report into the Lewes derailment Virgin Trains take a step closer to competing with Eurostar; and We take a look at the amazing…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3491,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/green-signals-6646463/episodes/150-is-britain-s-railway-prepared-and-funded-to-cope-with-climate-change/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463/150-is-britain-s-railway-prepared-and-funded-to-cope-with-climate-change.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}