
← Green Signals27 Aug · 58 min
151. Is it time to get tough on CrossCountry after power outage causes widespread cancellations?
<p>Is it time to get tough on CrossCountry, following a poweroutage that resulted in cancellation of most of its services?</p><p>We ask why a £3m contract has been awarded for a GBR brandstrategy when the GBR brand has already been launched.</p><p>And has West Coast Railways been denied an exemption to runMk 1s without CDL - AGAIN?</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(00:39) CrossCountry power outage</p><p>(14:35) £3m GBR branding contract</p><p>(25:30) WCR Mk 1 exemption update</p><p>(30:43) Railway News round-up</p><p>(30:47) Lewes services to be restored</p><p>(31:24) RMT strikes over Class 810s</p><p>(32:30) Northern gateline reduction trials</p><p>(33:46) Railway bridge crash near Kilmarnock</p><p>(34:54) Paignton Platform 2 restored after arson attack</p><p>(35:40) Network Rail sues over Llangennech oil spill</p><p>(37:57) Green light for “HS2 lite” study</p><p>(44:20) Thanks to supporters</p><p>(45:43) Heritage railway news round-up</p><p>(45:55) Castle Cary station transformation</p><p>(47:32) Bewdley commuter services</p><p>(48:08) Shark brake van moves to Locomotion</p><p>(49:17) One : One collection open weekend</p><p>(50:24) The Quiz</p><p>(55:04) Amey apprentices complete charitychallenge</p><p>Credits:</p><p>Thumbnail image - CrossCountry</p><p>Membership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too.</p><p>YouTube -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/join">https://www.youtube.com/@GreenSignals/join</a></p><p>Patreon -<a href="https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignals">https://www.patreon.com/GreenSignals</a></p><p>Green Signals: </p><p>Website -<a href="http://www.greensignals.org">http://www.greensignals.org</a></p><p>Merchandise - <a href="http://greensignals.etsy.com">http://greensignals.etsy.com</a></p><p>Newsletter -<a href="http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-list">http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-list</a></p><p>Follow: X (Twitter) -<a href="https://twitter.com/greensignallers">https://twitter.com/greensignallers</a></p><p>LinkedIn -<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltd">https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-signals-productions-ltd</a></p><p>Important notes:</p><p>You c