140. Government to cut Transport spend in favour of Defence?

About this episode

The episode discusses government transport funding cuts in favor of defense spending and various railway news updates.

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…

Topics covered

• transport funding cuts
• railway proposals
• defence spending
• railway news
• heritage railways
• transport improvements

Keywords

• transport funding
• defence
• railways
• Kernow Connect
• TicketyBoo
• heritage railways
• rail innovation
• Network Rail
• Europhoenix
• Great Central Railway

Sponsors

TicketyBoo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kernow Connect, DfT, Great Central Railway, Avon Valley Railway, West Somerset Railway, National Railway Museum

Places: Okehampton, Launceston, Bodmin, Carmarthen, Bristol, Tyne and Wear, Scotland

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