About this episode

The episode explores alternative approaches to railway upgrades in Britain, questioning the effectiveness of large projects versus smaller incremental changes.

What if we've been getting railway upgrades wrong for decades? What if big, grand, finite projects were about the worst way to deliver the change to transport Britain so desperately needs? By looking at what the Transpennine Route Upgrade is delivering in detail, including the latest look at some massive civil engineering, we'll ask ourselves: "What if the secret to modernising a nation’s infrastructure isn't a grand opening ceremony, but a series of tiny, invisible victories?"Support #Railnatter at https://patreon.com/garethdennis. Merch at https://merch.railnatter.uk. Join in the discussion at https://discord.railnatter.uk. You can also buy my book #HowTheRailwaysWillFixTheFuture: https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways

People in this episode

Host: Gareth Dennis

Topics covered

• railway upgrades
• infrastructure
• transportation
• civil engineering
• modernization

Keywords

• railways
• infrastructure
• Transpennine Route Upgrade
• civil engineering
• modernization
• transport
• tiny victories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Transpennine Route Upgrade

Books & works: #HowTheRailwaysWillFixTheFuture

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