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Wednesday, 27 December 2023

Cogitamus

• The Chris Stokes Column - June 2023 - Determined and motivated rail management key to passenger revenue recoveryLeaving aside the corrosive impact of continued industrial action on passengers’ confidence in the rail industry, the seemingly endless drift in the Government’s implementation of the Williams-Shapps Review is also enormously damaging. It’s clear that there will not be legislation to set up Great British Railways before the election, and increasingly it seems both the Department for Transport and the Treasury know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.
• Question 13 - TAROM is the national flag carrier of which country?A. Moldova B. Hungary C. Slovakia D. Romania
• Question 14 - Which two are not names of ferries in the Wightlink fleet? A. Wight Sun, Wight Sky B. St Faith, St Clare C. Wight Knight, St Boniface D. Wight Ryder, Wight Light
• Question 15 -- The headquarters of the famous Greyhound Buses can be found in which American city?A. Hibbing, Minnesota B. Dallas, Texas C. Chicago, Illinois D. Knoxville, Tennessee
• Cracker Joke - What do you call a locomotive that keeps sneezing?... Achoo choo train! 😆

Airportwatch

• Answers to today's questions Question 13. D Question 14. C Question 15. B

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast

• Calling All Stations - The First YearOver the holiday week we will be re-posting episodes from Season 1 and Season 2 of the Calling All Stations podcast with Christian and Mark. We hope that you enjoy re-listening to them.
• 23 April 2023 - Calling All Stations with Christian WolmarThis week, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker examine the cutbacks to the UK Government's Smart Motorways programme in England [1:30], analyse what the grilling of UK Transport Secretary Mark Harper MP by the House of Commons Transport Committee tells us about the rail reform programme for Great Britain [8:12], discuss why two-wheeled forms of innovative transport may be falling out of favour in the UK and elsewhere [23:27] and reflect on whether or not young drivers deserve more restrictions on their freedoms [29:44].
• 30 April 2023 - Calling All Stations with Christian WolmarA preview of Christian's next book - 'The Liberation Line' - telling the story of the Allies' amazing reconstruction of railways in France and beyond following the Normandy landings of 1944 [01:15] is followed by an in-depth interview with Anthony Smith, Chief Executive of Transport Focus, the principal consumer watchdog organisation for rail, bus and road users in Great Britain [09:30], after which Christian asks whether BBC Radio should still have to broadcast the Shipping Forecast in an increasingly digital age [33:07].
• 8 May 2023 - Calling All Stations with Christian WolmarRevealed - the latest position on reshaping Great Britain's main line rail industry. In this podcast, Christian speaks at length with Anit Chandarana, Lead Director at the Great British Railways Transition Team on the work of the GBRTT, the wide range of reform issues the team is addressing and the prospects for legislation implementing the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail in what remains of the present UK parliamentary term. Christian also reflects on the right royal endorsement for the success of Transport for London's Elizabeth Line [26:35].