{"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":"151. Is it time to get tough on CrossCountry after power outage causes widespread cancellations?","slug":"151-is-it-time-to-get-tough-on-crosscountry-after-power-outage-causes-widespread-cancellations","published_at":"2026-08-27T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463/151-is-it-time-to-get-tough-on-crosscountry-after-power-outage-causes-widespread-cancellations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/greensignals/episodes/151--Is-it-time-to-get-tough-on-CrossCountry-after-power-outage-causes-widespread-cancellations-e3nueem","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7270579197.mp3","summary":"Is it time to get tough on CrossCountry, following a poweroutage that resulted in cancellation of most of its services? We ask why a £3m contract has been awarded for a GBR brandstrategy when the GBR brand has already been launched. And has West Coast Railways been denied an exemption to runMk 1s without CDL - AGAIN? In this episode: (00:00) Intro (00:39) CrossCountry power outage (14:35) £3m GBR branding contract (25:30) WCR Mk 1 exemption update (30:43) Railway News round-up (30:47) Lewes services to be restored (31:24) RMT strikes over Class 810s (32:30) Northern gateline reduction trials (33:46) Railway bridge crash near Kilmarnock (34:54) Paignton Platform 2 restored after arson attack (35:40) Network Rail sues over Llangennech oil spill (37:57) Green light for “HS2 lite” study (44:20) Thanks to supporters (45:43) Heritage railway news round-up (45:55) Castle Cary station transformation (47:32) Bewdley commuter services (48:08) Shark brake van moves to Locomotion (49:17) One : One collection open weekend (50:24) The Quiz (55:04) Amey apprentices complete charitychallenge Credits: Thumbnail image - CrossCountry 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":"Is it time to get tough on CrossCountry, following a poweroutage that resulted in cancellation of most of its services? We ask why a £3m contract has been…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3481,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/green-signals-6646463/episodes/151-is-it-time-to-get-tough-on-crosscountry-after-power-outage-causes-widespread-cancellations/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-signals-6646463/151-is-it-time-to-get-tough-on-crosscountry-after-power-outage-causes-widespread-cancellations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}