Launching Season 5 of the podcast, Christian hears co-presenter Mark Walker’s feedback from the conference of the UK’s governing Labour Party on its choices and priorities in transport policy [1:10]. Calling All Stations republishes Christian’s live radio interview with LBC’s Nick Abbot looking at why rail privatisation in Great Britain failed and what the journey to nationalised Great British Railways will entail [21:14]. In his final thought from the departure lounge, Christian celebrates the imminent beginning of pedestrianisation in London’s Oxford Street for which he has campaigned for 30 years [38:44].
Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 1, Season 5
