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2/14 Featuring Surrey's pioneering hydrogen buses and celebrating forgotten WW2 rail heroes
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Christian sees for himself the hydrogen-powered bus fleet introduced through the pioneering partnership between Surrey County Council and Metrobus [01:30] before discussing with Mark Walker the findings of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on the cancellation of the northern sections of HS2 [30:47]. Listeners then receive an update on Christian's new book - 'The Liberation Line' - which reveals the exciting yet forgotten story of the Allied engineers who rebuilt the railways of Normandy and beyond after D-Day to accelerate the defeat of Nazi Germany [30:05]. Finally, Christian notes the failed promises and ultimate demise of hyperloop [39:28].
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61 episodes
Manage episode 400839670 series 3427924
Christian sees for himself the hydrogen-powered bus fleet introduced through the pioneering partnership between Surrey County Council and Metrobus [01:30] before discussing with Mark Walker the findings of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on the cancellation of the northern sections of HS2 [30:47]. Listeners then receive an update on Christian's new book - 'The Liberation Line' - which reveals the exciting yet forgotten story of the Allied engineers who rebuilt the railways of Normandy and beyond after D-Day to accelerate the defeat of Nazi Germany [30:05]. Finally, Christian notes the failed promises and ultimate demise of hyperloop [39:28].
Find 'Calling All Stations - the transport podcast' on social media channels here:
- X (formerly Twitter) - https://x.com/AllStationsPod
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Calling_all_Stations_podcast/
- Threads - https://www.threads.net/@calling_all_stations_podcast
- Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/p/Calling-All-Stations-The-Transport-Podcast-61551736964201/
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