#Railnatter podcast
@railnatter.uk
Join award-winning rail engineer Gareth Dennis and many guests talking about all things TRAINS and TRANSPORT.
#Railnatter goes out LIVE every Wednesday at 8pm: youtube.com/c/garethdennistv
#Railnatter goes out LIVE every Wednesday at 8pm: youtube.com/c/garethdennistv
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As we hit the home straight on 300 episodes, it's nice to dwell on a few milestones given we remain INDEPENDENT and MOSTLY RUN BY A SINGLE IDIOT.
We've had 1.2 million views/listens so far, we've been selected more than once as the leading railway podcast IN THE WORLD, and...
We've had 1.2 million views/listens so far, we've been selected more than once as the leading railway podcast IN THE WORLD, and...
If you want to know what's going on with Northern Powerhouse Rail (?) in detail then you've about 20 minutes to tune into @railnatter.uk, LIVE, at the usual place: youtube.com/live/spxdGpK...
What is the actual Northern Powerhouse Rail plan? | #Railnatter 291
YouTube video by Gareth Dennis
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January 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If you want to know what's going on with Northern Powerhouse Rail (?) in detail then you've about 20 minutes to tune into @railnatter.uk, LIVE, at the usual place: youtube.com/live/spxdGpK...
As we hit the home straight on 300 episodes, it's nice to dwell on a few milestones given we remain INDEPENDENT and MOSTLY RUN BY A SINGLE IDIOT.
We've had 1.2 million views/listens so far, we've been selected more than once as the leading railway podcast IN THE WORLD, and...
We've had 1.2 million views/listens so far, we've been selected more than once as the leading railway podcast IN THE WORLD, and...
January 11, 2026 at 11:11 PM
As we hit the home straight on 300 episodes, it's nice to dwell on a few milestones given we remain INDEPENDENT and MOSTLY RUN BY A SINGLE IDIOT.
We've had 1.2 million views/listens so far, we've been selected more than once as the leading railway podcast IN THE WORLD, and...
We've had 1.2 million views/listens so far, we've been selected more than once as the leading railway podcast IN THE WORLD, and...
Unusually, we've a bonus TONIGHT at 8pm! We very rarely do this, but just in case - come join us! It's £5 a month to join the bonus feed crew...
This week we are growing a railway network for North and East Yorkshire and the North East from first principles: www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
This week we are growing a railway network for North and East Yorkshire and the North East from first principles: www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
January 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Unusually, we've a bonus TONIGHT at 8pm! We very rarely do this, but just in case - come join us! It's £5 a month to join the bonus feed crew...
This week we are growing a railway network for North and East Yorkshire and the North East from first principles: www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
This week we are growing a railway network for North and East Yorkshire and the North East from first principles: www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
TONIGHT we are digging into the RAIB report into the derailment of a freight train in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester back in 2024. Is it time for us to more quickly phase out waybeam bridges?
Watch LIVE at 8pm: youtube.com/live/BytsYlw...
Watch LIVE at 8pm: youtube.com/live/BytsYlw...
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
TONIGHT we are digging into the RAIB report into the derailment of a freight train in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester back in 2024. Is it time for us to more quickly phase out waybeam bridges?
Watch LIVE at 8pm: youtube.com/live/BytsYlw...
Watch LIVE at 8pm: youtube.com/live/BytsYlw...
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Interesting episode of @railnatter.uk by @garethdennis.uk
Yes, celularisationn is sensible.
Yes, Bruges + Ghent are relevant cases of celularisation.
But my native city of Dijon should have been cited, too.
It went celular in 1992 and is twinned with... York 🤭😉
www.youtube.com/live/sGg1SeJ...
Yes, celularisationn is sensible.
Yes, Bruges + Ghent are relevant cases of celularisation.
But my native city of Dijon should have been cited, too.
It went celular in 1992 and is twinned with... York 🤭😉
www.youtube.com/live/sGg1SeJ...
The Secret To Fixing York's Traffic Problems | #Railnatter 285
YouTube video by Gareth Dennis
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December 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Interesting episode of @railnatter.uk by @garethdennis.uk
Yes, celularisationn is sensible.
Yes, Bruges + Ghent are relevant cases of celularisation.
But my native city of Dijon should have been cited, too.
It went celular in 1992 and is twinned with... York 🤭😉
www.youtube.com/live/sGg1SeJ...
Yes, celularisationn is sensible.
Yes, Bruges + Ghent are relevant cases of celularisation.
But my native city of Dijon should have been cited, too.
It went celular in 1992 and is twinned with... York 🤭😉
www.youtube.com/live/sGg1SeJ...
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If you want to learn more about the ideology that threw logic in the bin and made everything worse, @railnatter.uk has you covered: www.youtube.com/live/e7Jx5h_...
The man who destroyed Britain's buses | #Railnatter 282
YouTube video by Gareth Dennis
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December 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you want to learn more about the ideology that threw logic in the bin and made everything worse, @railnatter.uk has you covered: www.youtube.com/live/e7Jx5h_...
The time Justin from @wtyppod.bsky.social met the Atmospheric Railway for real...
youtube.com/shorts/w5jBM...
youtube.com/shorts/w5jBM...
Justin from @wtyppod meets the Atmospheric Railway #railnatter #rats #horse
YouTube video by Gareth Dennis
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November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The time Justin from @wtyppod.bsky.social met the Atmospheric Railway for real...
youtube.com/shorts/w5jBM...
youtube.com/shorts/w5jBM...
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For the benefit of them joining in with this evening’s @railnatter.uk, I present the Advanced Passenger Train.
And you lovely people can join in the fun at www.youtube.com/live/PkaORSZ...
@garethdennis.uk
And you lovely people can join in the fun at www.youtube.com/live/PkaORSZ...
@garethdennis.uk
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
For the benefit of them joining in with this evening’s @railnatter.uk, I present the Advanced Passenger Train.
And you lovely people can join in the fun at www.youtube.com/live/PkaORSZ...
@garethdennis.uk
And you lovely people can join in the fun at www.youtube.com/live/PkaORSZ...
@garethdennis.uk
You've been asking for this one for a long time - YES, the airports episode is finally here! Which of the UK's 32 mainland airports (including on the island of Ireland) deserve to survive into the 2040s, and which must CLOSE? Tune in to find out!
Join LIVE at 8pm: youtube.com/live/Ll6J3wI...
Join LIVE at 8pm: youtube.com/live/Ll6J3wI...
October 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You've been asking for this one for a long time - YES, the airports episode is finally here! Which of the UK's 32 mainland airports (including on the island of Ireland) deserve to survive into the 2040s, and which must CLOSE? Tune in to find out!
Join LIVE at 8pm: youtube.com/live/Ll6J3wI...
Join LIVE at 8pm: youtube.com/live/Ll6J3wI...
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mfw my local railway isn't falling in the sea or getting indefinite speed restrictions.
September 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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?
Trending at number four on Spotify today and comfortably sitting at number three on the UK news charts.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/3AIde5j...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/3AIde5j...
September 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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...
See you at 8pm UK time! youtube.com/live/I8TbOZj...
September 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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...
See you at 8pm UK time! youtube.com/live/I8TbOZj...
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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
Watch me explain why for @greensorganise.bsky.social: #NotJustNationalisation
Not just nationalisation.
Public ownership is the first step we need to take to make our railways work for all 68 million of us and not just a hand full of greedy share holders.
We want the power put in our hands.
@garethdennis.uk
Public ownership is the first step we need to take to make our railways work for all 68 million of us and not just a hand full of greedy share holders.
We want the power put in our hands.
@garethdennis.uk
July 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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
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...
Catch up on this week's #Railnatter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-AK...
July 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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...
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!)
(Thanks to the AI robot that decided this! We look forward to winning a real award soon!)
July 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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!)
(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...
LIVE, 8pm, TONIGHT: www.youtube.com/live/idoVFjh...
July 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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...
LIVE, 8pm, TONIGHT: www.youtube.com/live/idoVFjh...
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🚨 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-...
@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-...
E353 - Gone the Buses ft. Gareth Dennis
We get a Railway Gareth substitution Gareth in to check up on our old pal, the bus - are we bussing back better? Also, please rate your hospital experience 1-5, and get your Justice Plugin, powered by...
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July 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🚨 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-...
@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-...
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“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
June 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“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...
How North Wales will demolish car dependency - TONIGHT at 8pm.
LINK HERE: www.youtube.com/live/fyhevR4...
July 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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...
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...
LINK HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vysU...
June 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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...
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...
Weds/8pm! www.youtube.com/watch?v=j63O...
June 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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...
Weds/8pm! www.youtube.com/watch?v=j63O...
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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...
See you at 8pm UK time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHgv...
June 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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...
See you at 8pm UK time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHgv...
June 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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...
See you at 8pm UK time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHgv...
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My new favourite kind of trainspotter is the guy right now at York station with a bottle of beer and accurately, hilariously, abusing trains for their specific failings...
"Everybody knows you stink of piss and you can only run on diesel! Everybody hates you, you daft c-!"
"Everybody knows you stink of piss and you can only run on diesel! Everybody hates you, you daft c-!"
June 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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