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#Railnatter podcast @Railnatter

Join award-winning rail engineer @GarethDennis and many guests talking about all things TRAINS and TRANSPORT. #Railnatter goes out LIVE every Wednesday at 8pm.

Joined February 2023
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#Railnatter podcast@Railnatter
Jan 11
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...
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Gareth Dennis@GarethDennis
Apr 10
I'm reminded of the brilliant episode of @Railnatter we did where we did the full history of why these things move by rail, how that works, and why:
starsleeps@starsleeps
Apr 9
and then we do it all over again 🚀 Artemis III SRBs arrived at the Kennedy Space Center today!!
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Gareth Dennis@GarethDennis
Mar 4
What an unbelievable delight to have been joined by @boshj for tonight's @Railnatter... We're talking THREE GREAT MOVIES and how they very nicely encapsulate US TRANSIT CULTURE. It's a beaut!
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Jordan@jordanbhx
Feb 5
A great @Railnatter piece - this is the transformative power of HS2, not faster connections to London, and the sooner local and regional leaders understand this the sooner we can create a tube-level service across our local network. m.youtube.com/watch?v=NtVJ7Z…

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Gareth Dennis@GarethDennis
Feb 17
Tomorrow night's @Railnatter is a biggie - given the criticality of the Gorton and Denton by-election, we'll be diving into one of the big issues that matters for local folk: TRANSPORT, and how far off good it is on this side of Manchester.
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Gareth Dennis@GarethDennis
Jan 28
Tonight's @Railnatter is one I'm really proud of - it's the story of the incredible trans woman who created the railway modelling movement as we know it today. If you've not heard of her - you should have! Not to be missed - premieres at 8pm at the usual location 📺
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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...
Spotify Wrapped big red thing saying "a 2025 most shared show" and that we were shared more than 89% of shows

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Spotify Wrapped big purple thing saying "a 2025 talked about show" and that we received more comments than 96% of shows

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Spotify Wrapped big yellow thing saying "a 2025 marathon show" and that fans listened to us for longer than 97% of shows

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Spotify Wrapped thing showing our most popular listening countries and lo and behold it's all the anglophone ones, with the UK at the top

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...we couldn't do it without YOU. So thanks to you, and see you for the big THREE ZERO ZERO in a couple of months 🎉 (yes I'm getting a hair cut soon)
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okay, crossover episode when?
Dr Ally Louks
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31 Dec 2025
Saw the real-life Polar Express on our evening walk. Happy New Year everyone. I hope you are able to find moments of whimsy and joy in the year ahead.
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Gareth Dennis@GarethDennis
19 Nov 2025
TONIGHT at 8pm, @Railnatter is shouting, loudly: THE @PWINSTITUTION MUST CHANGE ITS NAME. What's even better is that YOU can vote to make it happen... NOW!
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Relevant to last night's episode...
Tom Forth@thomasforth
12 Nov 2025
Rain makes visible a lovely example of why buses, especially British double decker buses, need so much more operating subsidy than good rail-based transit. The bus grooves ground into the road throughout Leeds reveal the old iron tram lines which they cannot grind through.
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Rob Parsons@RobParsonsNorth
12 Sep 2025
On the Northern Agenda podcast this week: I asked award-winning railway engineer @GarethDennis what he thought of Andrew Gilligan's Policy Exchange report saying Northern Powerhouse Rail was a waste of time. It's fair to say he wasn't impressed... 1/2
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Gareth Dennis@GarethDennis
10 Sep 2025
Any public figure or journalist who gave this an inch of positive coverage should never be taken seriously again.
Rani Molla@ranimolla
9 Sep 2025
Took a Tesla ride through the Boring Company tunnels in Vegas. Only two cars were running. Got stuck in traffic behind the other car.
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GND Media@gndmediauk
10 Sep 2025
**NEW EPISODE** To discuss everything that's right and wrong about Britain's  railways Andrew is joined by @GarethDennis .  Gareth is a rail engineer and author of HOW THE RAILWAYS WILL FIX THE FUTURE., and Hosts @Railnatter on Youtube. gndmedia.co.uk/podcast-episo…
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in swings this @ZackPolanski upstart, bumping into our Wednesday evening slot and obliterating the competition, it's just not on, who does he think he is?
Bold Politics
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10 Sep 2025
Trending at number four on @SpotifyUK today and comfortably sitting at number three on the UK news charts. Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/3AIde5…
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(jokes, this is BRILLIANT and we are PLEASED)
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and yes we've got your memo about getting Zack on, we'll make it happen
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hey look it's us
Jack Martin Leith@greatcreator147
4 Sep 2025
10 new railways to fix Devon and Cornwall | #Railnatter 274 | @GarethDennis youtube.com/watch?v=I8TbOZj9…
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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/I8TbOZj9HW4
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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: youtube.com/watch?v=H-AK0fmh…
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