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#RailNatter Episode 85: A chaotic history of the early Crossrail proposals

We've the pleasure of Jonn Elledge's company again tonight, as we both flick through a few of the old Crossrail proposal documents for a laugh, and as a way to distract ourselves from the dismal budget announcements...
When did the name come about? When was it got rid of again? How many serious route options have been considered? Where might the stations have been if not where they are now? All questions we may or may not answer!
Join LIVE to ask your questions and join in on the fun!
Jonn's excellent book, The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything, can be bought here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781...
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#RailNatter Episode 84: Why isn‘t High Speed 1 Britain‘s first high speed line?

This week, The Architecture The Railways Built took a brief look at the Selby Diversion... So obviously, given that it is a thing I never seem to shut up about on Twitter, this is the perfect excuse to do a #RailNatter on why High Speed One *isn't* the UK's first high speed line.
It's a live episode, so tune in at 7pm on Wednesday to ask all your questions!
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#RailNatter Episode 83: How do you fit bigger trains on the British railway network?

I'm in a work whirlwind this week, so how better to unwind than to **checks notes** relive past trauma and tell you all about how whole-route gauge clearance projects work?
Through the lens of a reasonably recent project, this week's #RailNatter will be a sample of my day job through the lens of the Yorkshire Terminals Gauging project, looking at how it resulted in a clear path for the largest* container trains between Doncaster and Leeds.
Join LIVE at 7pm on Wednesday! *actually, W12 doesn't quite cover everything, but more on that in the episode!
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#RailNatter Episode 82: Skills gap? What skills gap? 2

It's Rail Week again, which means we are being joined by another illustrious Young Rail Professional to talk about the skills gap... And we are pleased to have the national chair of the YRP himself on this week's show!
George Chilcott will be talking to us about the continued threats to our industry's skills base, and we'll see if anything has changed since Harriet Glen joined us a year ago.
As ever, it is an open session so do ask us anything by joining LIVE on Wednesday at 7pm!
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#RailNatter Episode 81: The very long and very beautiful history of technical drawing

This week's #RailNatter is going to be a real treat... Chris Valkoinen from the National Railway Museum is joining us to talk about his new book: "Railways: A History In Drawings" - he'll also be guiding us through the history of technical drawing with the aid of some stunning images...
An episode not to be missed - join LIVE on Weds at 7pm!
If you want to buy your own copy of the book, follow this link and use the discount code shared in the video to get 25% off: https://thamesandhudson.com/railways-...
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#RailNatter Episode 80: A meander through the new edition of the #OLEBook

Garry Keenor is back to talk about electrification! The new digital edition of the #OLEBook (Overhead Line Electrification for Railways, 6th Edition) is out, and the physical copies are close behind...
For this week's #RailNatter, Garry will take us through the book, talking about how it came about, what it covers, what's in the new edition and how to get hold of it... The digital copy is still free, folks!
Catch us LIVE at 7pm on Wednesday to ask all your electrification questions!
Download the digital edition of the #OLEBook: https://ocs4rail.com/
Garry's #OLEBook kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
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#RailNatter Episode 79: Why is there no HS1-HS2 link, and how should it look if there was?

This week's #RailNatter is looking at the link between High Speed 1 and Britain's future High Speed 2 - or rather, why there isn't going to be one (yet).
We'll look at past plans for the link, including one that involved a major new underground station at King's Cross. We'll also explore why, without a through station in central London, a link isn't actually a great idea. We'll even look at what a future link might sensibly look like!
Join us at 7pm on Wednesday - as it's an HS2 episode you'll want to join LIVE to ask your questions!
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#RailNatter Episode 78: A page-turn through the (first) Beeching report

It's all very well moaning about Beeching, but have you ever ACTUALLY read the infamous report? Well, after this week's #RailNatter, you'll be able to say you have!
Is it pure evil etched in paper? Did it spell doom for Britain's railways? Did it actually represent the only time anyone in power actually decided to answer the question "what are Britain's railways for"?
It's a classic #RailNatter page-turn, so do join LIVE to shout things at me!
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