mfw my local railway isn't falling in the sea or getting indefinite speed restrictions.

in swings this @zackpolanski.bsky.social upstart, bumping into our Wednesday evening slot and obliterating the competition, it's just not on, who does he think he is?

We're back! Tonight we're developing the complete rail network in Devon and Cornwall and understanding what delivering that might look like in reality... See you at 8pm UK time! youtube.com/live/I8TbOZj...

For an awful lot of politicians and pundits, the story about fixing our railways starts and stops with one word: NATIONALISATION. But this slogan alone is doomed to fail us all. Watch me explain why for @greensorganise.bsky.social: #NotJustNationalisation

It's the biggest town in the Highlands and it is being choked by bad transport planning decisions. Is there a better way for Fort William? Can we avoid repeating those mistakes again? Catch up on this week's #Railnatter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-AK...

We did it again... Best railway podcast in the UK for the second year running! (Thanks to the AI robot that decided this! We look forward to winning a real award soon!)

The Department for Transport has published the list of projects that it is progressing, and those it is putting on ice... We take a look at the 50 projects that made it. LIVE, 8pm, TONIGHT: www.youtube.com/live/idoVFjh...

🚨 Public Episode Alert 🚨 @garethdennis.uk is back to discuss a whole new mode transport: the bus! Turns out we don't have a strategy for those either. Also, Rate Your Surgeon and the precog quantum paddling pool. www.podbean.com/ea/pb-9i84w-...

“Storytelling is really really important” @garethdennis.bsky.social of @railnatter.bsky.social on @trashfuture.bsky.social talking about the importance narratives in getting ideas across! Great episode all

This week we are talking about the new @transportforwales.bsky.social Network North Wales report. It's good! How North Wales will demolish car dependency - TONIGHT at 8pm. LINK HERE: www.youtube.com/live/fyhevR4...

TONIGHT in HALF AN HOUR @garethdennis.bsky.social is going through the two government papers that were supposed to herald hope, glory and rejuvenation: the Comprehensive Spending Review and the Industrial Strategy. Both fell a bit flat. We take a look. LINK HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vysU...

Until very recently, Russia had the best railways in the world... We're delighted to be joined by Russian vibes expert @miloedwards.bsky.social, delving into life as a Russian resident and rail traveller as we ask questions like How? and Why? and Really? Weds/8pm! www.youtube.com/watch?v=j63O...

I had the honour of joining UK railway engineer and social commentator Gareth Dennis on his #Railnatter series to discuss the history of Australia’s railways. You can watch the uploaded episode here:

In just over an hour, we are joined by @railmaps.com.au to explore the history of Australia's railways - and why they are better than most European systems and very nearly as good as Japans... See you at 8pm UK time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHgv...

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Is @mayorofgm.bsky.social Andy Burnham the key to delivering a northern high speed rail network? This week's #Railnatter is looking at the Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board's "Connecting the North West" paper in detail, to see if it can get this government moving. LIVE at 8pm TONIGHT! 🐝

This might be relevant for a future episode...

hey why haven't you listened to this yet

As I said in a recent @railnatter.bsky.social, railways are increasingly becoming civilization-defining news, having the power to undermine, topple or bolster governments - few places where that's more true than Serbia!

February 1989. British Rail are close to finalising their route for HS1. The Conservative government isn't keen given the local electoral risks. Meanwhile, Portillo just wants to take a jolly on the TGV "for research purposes" while Thatcher is doing hard diplomacy in Paris.

VOTE GLUE 🐴

I swear to god every time I go on a podcast to explain why I think future tech is a likely dead end, it would be easier to just say “the problem is late stage capitalism” and then just go through a slide deck of Tesla investor meetings through the past decade

This week, we present as even-handed a case on open access trains as possible, via First Group's January paper on their benefits, and the leaked memo about the £1bn+ they'll allegedly cost us over the next decade... Wednesday, 8pm: youtu.be/mV9vMMSf5No?...

It's the big one! We've got the wonderful, erudite and incisive @victoriascott.bsky.social (yes, @garethdennis.bsky.social's WTYP nemesis) joining us to explain all of the problems with driverless cars - and why they are still being pushed onto us! TONIGHT, 8pm: youtu.be/1vaMlaugtBI

Might have had to update the thumbnail and title on this one... It isn't good, folks! www.youtube.com/live/vrtEsxi...

This week we return to WALES to talk about the proposals for linking north and south with a new line via Bangor and Afon Wen... Do they make sense? Are they useful? See you LIVE at 8pm! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrtE...

It's a news episode - this week's #Railnatter tries (likely in vain) to catch up with a month or two of happenings. Not least the entirely predictable pivot car-ways of a government already out of ideas... JOIN LIVE at 8pm TONIGHT: www.youtube.com/live/tnQ_gHW...

did i mention i hate these people

Subscribe to The War on Cars on Patreon at the $1,000,000/month tier and we'll send you one.

An important thing to remember is that the law doesn't *need* to enforce this - there'll be plenty of angry dipshits more than willing to play Toilet Cop because they heard on facebook that being trans is illegal now. Be prepared to intervene and protect trans people if you witness harassment

As we begin our zhuzh, we've been going back and updating thumbs for our favourite episodes... Remember these, @anngav.bsky.social and @alchap.bsky.social? A shame they are no longer topical /s

Elon Musk exists in the Cars 2niverse and he’s a cybertruck

We're back, and this time you all get the maps you were hoping for... Let's see what a bold but realistic metro for Scotland's biggest city might look like. Glasgow Airport might also get a mention! 8pm, TONIGHT, LIVE: www.youtube.com/live/XWQ_NDn...

It's very strange that consolidating airport capacity has now seemingly become a fringe view in UK politics rather than something that was essentially agreed on by all major parties (as it sort-of was in 2015)... Anyway look, it's us again: www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

Skipping a week, next week we head to GLASGOW 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 youtube.com/shorts/zmrJP...

An apology from our wrangler: youtube.com/shorts/M1vRN...

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY EPISODES. We're only wee, but according to various sources (most recently Feedspot) we're also The World's Top Railway Podcast. Who needs production values?! Anyway, let's talk about Duncraig station. LIVE at 8pm TONIGHT: www.youtube.com/live/0Azg1NZ...

🚨 TEMPORARY CHANGE TO SCHEDULE 🚨 Because of chaotic reasons, #Railnatter is going to be TONIGHT at 7pm UK time... and it is going to be both LIVE and ON LOCATION on GWR's patch for a 2024 round-up Q&A. It's an AMA - all questions on anything welcome! www.youtube.com/live/oQ-OANF...