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Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast

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 from across the world of transport. You can find more from Christian and the transport sector including interviews, articles, books and speaking engagements here: https://www.christianwolmar.co.uk, or join the conversation on social media by following: AllStationsPod on X (https://x.com/AllStationsPod)

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27:54

2/13 Should the next UK Government be aiming to...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2024/01/30

In this special episode with just one item, Christian discusses with Jim Steer, Director of Greengauge 21, the prospects for restoration of the cancelled sections of Great Britain's new high speed railway - HS2 - and the difficult choices facing whichever party forms the next UK Government later in 2024.

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39:54

2/12 Scotland's transport strategy drives rail...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2024/01/23

Christian interviews Scotland's Railway's Managing Director Alex Hynes about how having a national transport strategy and the greatest possible collaboration between trains and track is powering innovation across the business [1:25] before taking a quizzical look with co-presenter Mark Walker at LNER's radical ticket reform proposals on its Edinburgh-London route [30:25]. The podcast also reflects on the continuing proliferation of abandoned e-bikes on the streets of UK cities and asks why so

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47:39

2/11 Welcoming 2024 with aviation safety, EV...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2024/01/08

Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker examine a positive report on progress in jet airliner safety alongside extraordinary incidents in Tokyo and Portland [02:00]. We have an extended interview debunking myths about electric cars with Edmund King OBE, President of the AA [12:40] and explore the implications of a Daily Mirror report on the scale of bus service cuts across England [37:55]. Finally, 'Mystic Wolmar' stares into his crystal ball and makes predictions about the transport world for 2024

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45:39

2/10 Happy 1st podcast birthday and Eurotunnel’s 30th...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/12/19

Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker consider the transport news and policy highlights of their first year of podcasting [1:10]. Christian celebrates 30 years of Eurotunnel operations with John Keefe, Chief Corporate and Public Affairs Officer at Getlink Group, asking what the future holds for the conveyance of road vehicles, growth in passenger train usage and expansion of rail freight traffic [5:33]. This is followed by a frank discussion with Sir John Armitt CBE, Chair of the UK National

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48:29

2/9 How close are we to guilt-free flying, a more...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/12/09

Christian interviews the Aviation Environment Federation's Tim Johnson about just how green the first trans-Atlantic commercial flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel really was [2:40]. Mark Walker and Christian discuss the rail, road and aviation measures contained in the UK Government's response to the Union Connectivity Review [24:14]. Our co-presenters also look at what rail patronage numbers in Great Britain say about post-pandemic recovery [36:53]. Finally, Christian asks what a recent

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40:08

2/8 May we see the bill please? Legal changes coming...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/11/26

Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker delve into the details of UK parliamentary bills covering automated vehicles [1:40] and pedicabs [11:42] and reveal why legislation on railways in Great Britain won't get beyond the draft stage [17:15]. Picking up on the recent UK Government ministerial reshuffle, Christian and Mark look at the biographies and responsibilities of three new office holders in the UK Department for Transport [24:29] before examining the underlying causes of the shortage of orders

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51:31

2/7 New transport laws, new job for a rail legend and...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/11/11

Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker consider the UK's Automated Vehicles Bill [1:45] and the Draft Rail Reform Bill [6:30]. Christian then interviews new Freightliner boss and rail industry legend Tim Shoveller about his career and the lessons he draws for the future [11:43] before speaking on site to Luton DART General Manager Linsey Sweet about just how Britain's newest transport system works [43:36]. Finally, Christian reflects on the possible settlement of England's long-running rail

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28:33

2/6 You turn if you want to - England spins booking...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/11/01

Breaking news brings an extra episode from Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker who scrutinise the complete abandonment of proposed rail station booking office closures in England after a huge public backlash [1:30] and the withdrawal of Cruise self-driving cars in the USA following safety concerns [16:30]. In his Final Thought from the Departure Lounge, Christian asks whether the two stories show the limitations of technology in transport [26:10].

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34:12

2/5 The strange cases of disappearing flightpaths,...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/10/26

In an antidote to intense recent coverage of HS2 and alternative schemes, Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker take a look at 5 transport stories from around the UK listeners may have missed [2:20]. Christian reports on what the House of Commons Transport Committee was told about August's air traffic chaos [11:14], how National Highways in England has been persuaded to reverse the infilling of a much-loved railway bridge [16:50] and why so many bus shelters have vanished from the streets of Croydon

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41:47

2/4 Live from Liverpool! Our ’special’ on the big...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/10/11

In this special episode recorded in Liverpool focused on the 2023 principal UK political party conferences, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the Conservatives’ announcement on measures designed to protect the interests of motorists [1:10] along with the cancellation of the remaining sections of the HS2 high speed rail line and the diversion of investment funds to Network North [7:55]. We then have an extended interview about the impact of the latter announcement with Henri Murison,

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39:40

2/3 Is the coming UK General Election the one (at...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/09/29

As the 2024 UK General Election looms ever closer, Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker examine why both the Conservative and Labour Parties are tying themselves in knots over HS2 [2:40] and whether the reform of Greater Manchester's bus network is the precursor to a wave of changes across the country [10:28]. Still with buses, Christian interviews Alex Warner about the 'Great Scenic Bus Competition' which aims to make travel on this mode of transport much more fun [17:44]. Returning to controversial

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31:13

2/2 Hands-free or speed-free on the roads plus...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/09/15

Is Christian Wolmar's sceptical view of self-driving vehicles vindicated by the report from the House of Commons Transport Committee [1:59]? Does the new default 20mph speed limit on residential streets in Wales point the way to better road safety or economic ruin [9:50]? Will political choices leave the breathtaking HS2 Old Oak Common station as the terminus of a bizarre Acton to Aston railway [15:37}? Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker set out to answer these questions.

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45:16

2/1 Summer catch-up with awesome HS2 site visit (part...

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/09/07

We're back! Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker launch Season 2 bringing you up to date with three of the summer's biggest transport stories - air traffic control in crisis [1:49], Greater London's ULEZ extension [5:19] and England's main line rail booking office review [8:58] - including the take on the latter of ASLEF union leader Mick Whelan [13:51]. We then take listeners on the first part of our audio visit to the HS2 high speed rail line construction sites - this time the Colne Valley [19:30]

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47:58

Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 23

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/07/23

SEASON ONE FINALE! Christian examines in detail the advantages, challenges and myths around Low Traffic Neighbourhoods with Green member of Oxford City Council, Emily Kerr [2:53]; innovative passenger boarding technology at Eurostar is then explained by the company's Gwendoline Cazenave and Gareth Williams with Andrew Budd from iProov [24:50]; and no season finale would be complete without a cliffhanger ending [44:00]. Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker will be back for Season 2 in September.

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39:36

Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 22

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/07/10

Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the furious reaction to suggestions that booking offices at most of England's main line rail stations will be closed and the arguments put forward by advocates of this policy [01:30]; Christian undertakes a cab ride between London Paddington and Oxford with Great Western Railway Managing Director Mark Hopwood (and some very skilful drivers) in which they discuss a range of issues including the benefits of infrastructure and station investments,

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44:18

Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 21

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/07/01

EXCLUSIVE! With industrial disputes continuing to affect most main line passenger rail services in Great Britain, Christian hears from ASLEF train drivers' trades union leader Mick Whelan that there has been no contact from UK Department for Transport Ministers since 6 January [1:04]. Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker also follow-up the item from Episode 20 about the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway [10:12] while the centrepiece of this episode is an extended interview with Howard Smith, Director

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29:50

Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 20

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/06/22

Podcasting from Cambridge, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the effectiveness of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway [00:00], the challenges of introducing a congestion charge for the City [06:18] and the status of the East West Railway project [14:10]. They then consider the lessons of the 2016 fatal crash on Croydon's tram system following the recent acquittal of the driver on criminal charges [16:45]. Finally, Christian asks what kind of public transport improvements might encourage

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38:01

Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 19

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/06/11

Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss how the tragic and very serious accident in Odisha should not be used to reinforce obsolete tropes about safety on Indian Railways [00:00]; Christian then returns to the subject of calls for graduated driving licences for young people in the UK by interviewing two trustees of the Under 17 Car Club which strives to enhance the skills and competences of young drivers from the outset [07:42] before reflecting on the transport infrastructure legacy of

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27:38

Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 18

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/05/30

What a week! Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker review the extraordinary impact of this podcast's revelation of UK Department for Transport plans to cut passenger wifi provision on franchised rail services in England, including an extensive debate in the House of Lords of the UK Parliament (to whom we are very grateful for the audio clips). Christian also reflects on what recent troubles with UK Border Force e-gates at airports may tell us about our vulnerability to hackers.

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24:01

Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 17

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast ·

2023/05/21

SCOOP! Calling All Stations brings news that the UK Department for Transport is trying to switch off passenger wifi on the train services it controls in Great Britain. Christian Wolmar has the exclusive as our top story. In a special edition focused on rail in Great Britain, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the status of the reform programme [10:00], positive developments on post-pandemic usage recovery along with particular marketing initiatives in Scotland [18:50] and how not

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