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Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast

by Christian Wolmar & Cogitamus Ltd

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.ukFind ’Calling All ...

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On the show

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Hosts

Christian Wolmar

14 eps

Mark Walker

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Recent guests

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Louise Liddle

1 ep

Chris Green OBE

1 ep

Thomas Ableman

1 ep

Ken Skates MS

1 ep

Michael Portillo

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Leo Murray

1 ep

Ian Brown CBE

1 ep

Chris Todd

1 ep

Gerald Corbett

1 ep

Steve McNamara

1 ep

Dr Steve Denton FREng

1 ep

Laura Laker

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Chris Boardman CBE

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James Price

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David Williams

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Simon Calder

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Sascha Meijer

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Maggie Simpson

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Mary Grant

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Mick Hamer

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Recent episodes

4/15 Ambitions for rail freight and high speed passenger trains

Jul 15, 2026

59m 44s

4/14 GBR progress, an electrified test track and how Britain lost its trams

Jun 16, 2026

1h 08m 51s

4/13 Hormuz air and sea impacts plus new UK transport laws

May 22, 2026

42m 57s

4/12 In search of Africa's lost railways

May 8, 2026

48m 02s

4/11 Integrating England’s transport plus safer buses

Apr 8, 2026

48m 04s

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Episodes

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51m 16s

36m 57s – 1h 08m 51s

Range

Dec 2022 – Apr 2026

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Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
7/15/26	4/15 Ambitions for rail freight and high speed passenger trains✨	rail freighthigh-speed trains+3	Maggie Simpson	Rail Freight GroupFast Track: The Extraordinary Story of High-Speed Rail	—	rail freighthigh-speed rail+3	—	59m 44s
6/16/26	4/14 GBR progress, an electrified test track and how Britain lost its trams✨	railwayselectrification+4	Mary GrantMick Hamer	PorterbrookUK Government+1	—	Great British RailwaysRailways Bill+4	—	1h 08m 51s
5/22/26	4/13 Hormuz air and sea impacts plus new UK transport laws✨	transport sectorcivil aviation+4	Simon CalderSascha Meijer	The IndependentNautilus International+1	Strait of HormuzUK+1	Strait of Hormuzcivil aviation+4	—	42m 57s
5/8/26	4/12 In search of Africa's lost railways✨	African railwayshistory+3	David Williams	On the Railway: The Great South African Train Story	—	Africarailways+5	—	48m 02s
4/8/26	4/11 Integrating England’s transport plus safer buses✨	integrated transportroad safety+4	Louise Liddle	UK GovernmentBetter Connected: A Strategy for Integrated Transport	—	transport strategyroad safety+5	—	48m 04s
3/27/26	4/10 Lessons from ScotRail, Network South East and Swiss public transport✨	public transportScotRail+5	Chris Green OBEThomas Ableman	ScotRailNetwork South East+2	SwitzerlandGreat Britain+1	ScotRailNetwork South East+8	—	55m 19s
3/4/26	4/9 Wales’s rail vision plus Michael Portillo’s outlook✨	Wales rail visiontransport policy+4	Ken Skates MSMichael Portillo	Welsh Government	WalesLondon+1	Walesrail vision+7	—	43m 29s
2/18/26	4/8 Three takes on greener, growing public transport✨	public transportrenewable energy+3	Leo MurrayIan Brown CBE+1	Riding SunbeamsRailfuture+1	—	public transportrenewable electricity+3	—	52m 47s
1/28/26	4/7 Exclusive interview with former Railtrack Chief Executive Gerald Corbett✨	railway industryprivatization+3	Gerald Corbett	RailtrackJohn Major's Conservative Government+1	—	RailtrackGerald Corbett+3	—	1h 07m 16s
1/15/26	4/6 Robotaxis don’t scare London’s cabbies plus government road safety plans✨	robotaxisroad safety+4	Steve McNamara	Licensed Taxi Drivers' AssociationUK Government+1	—	robotaxiLondon+5	—	48m 23s
12/22/25	4/5 Britain's creaking transport infrastructure, plus retrospective on '25 and predictions for '26✨	transport infrastructureyear in review+3	Dr Steve Denton FREng	Royal Academy of EngineeringNational Engineering Policy Centre	—	transportinfrastructure+5	—	47m 03s
12/5/25	4/4 Budget unbundled plus where next for walking, wheeling and cycling?✨	UK Budgettransport strategy+3	Laura Laker	UK Department for Transport	UK	UK Budgettransport+3	—	50m 20s
11/14/25	4/3 Great British Railways Bill analysed plus cycling for deprived communities✨	Great British Railways Billcycling+4	Chris Boardman CBE	UK Government	Huntingdon	Great British Railways Billcycling+4	—	36m 57s
11/3/25	4/2 Wales transport transformation plus autonomous vehicles update✨	transport transformationautonomous vehicles+4	James Price	Transport for WalesTRL	South WalesLondon+1	Walestransport+5	—	48m 38s