Royal Mail trains to run no more, inside the Severn Tunnel & priorities for new Government | Ep 41

Is Royal Mail quitting rail after 194 years? Royal Mail announces that it will scrap its trains, but tells us it will continue to use rail services. The question is… how much?

Louise Haigh becomes Transport Secretary and Lord Peter Hendy is appointed a Minister at the Department for Transport. We examine their in-trays and key priorities.

Richard gets to go underground in the Severn Tunnel on a very special trip to find out about major track renewals through this monster of a tunnel.

And the brand-new Northumberland Line fares are announced – with some brilliant offers!

Credits:
Pictures and footage used in this episode were provided by Creative Commons License (The Basingstoker), Northern, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and by Open Government License.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro
03:07 Royal Mail quits rail?
12:21 Railway news round-up
12:39 LNER bonus payments to managers
14:15 Liverpool Baltic Station
15:49 Railway vandalism in Sileby
16:41 Tyne & Wear Metro completes first daytime run of new rolling stock
17:31 Severn Tunnel visit
33:19 General Election result
41:20 Louise Haigh and Peter Hendy’s in-trays and priorities
59:47 The Quiz
01:02:35 Northumberland Line fares

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