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Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 16

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Revealed - 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].

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