#Railnatter

Billions on roads, barely a penny on rail? Tonight, we're diving into an all-Scotland extravaganza, as we look across a range of stories that show that, far from the paradise perceived south of the border, things are in fact a real rockin' shambles when it comes to Scottish transport policy.
We'll be talking about the A9, about trams in Edinburgh, about multi-lingual signage in Glasgow Central, about the future of Transport Scotland and, most importantly, about how little progress the Scottish government has actually made on improving transport for Scottish folk, with a little help from @transformscot.
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The government has released the proposed temporary liveries that it is going to stick on trains once GBR is set up but before they finish rolling out the Scrabble Union Jack Edition livery. We take a closer look, think about better options and explain why actually it IS important to get the look of trains right.
We'll also be covering a heap of news, not least the aftermath of the horrific Urda high speed crash in Spain, we'll be revisiting the LZB signalling system and asking ourselves: is Puente's resignation enough?
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Today's original plans have been put on hold (we'll cover the budget in tonight's #BONUS) because of the horrendous high speed rail crash in Spain, near the town of Urda.
I'll be answering your questions, talking through what we do know so far, and crucially describing how to pick through the rabid misinformation that seems to accompany these incidents.
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Tonight is an episode of two halves... First, we'll ask the question: is there anything Tracy Brabin won't let Westminster cancel and dress up as a good news story? So far the answer is no, as Bradford just had its new through station at the already agreed St James site cancelled.
Second, we're opening up the London Assembly's report into driverless taxis. Driverless vehicles don't exist and never will, yet we are already seeing cities making concessions to the tech industry. Will the London Assembly see through the investor hype?
Plus there's a few bits of other news to catch up on.
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Copenhagen and Leeds are basically comparable cities - except that Copenhagen has twice the GDP of Leeds. Why? Because it has a functioning, integrated transport system with a proper metro as its beating heart. Leeds has none of that, and it shows. But what should West Yorkshire's Weaver Metro really look like? Spoiler alert: not trams.
This one's going to be a visual feast. Not to be missed.
Go back and watch Episode 300: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKIKp9kzTmQ
Support #Railnatter at https://patreon.com/garethdennis. Merch at https://merch.railnatter.uk. Join in the discussion at https://discord.railnatter.uk. You can also buy my book #HowTheRailwaysWillFixTheFuture: https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways