Episodes

  • Mat Rippin Lead Maintenance Engineer Eastwest Rail
    Nov 12 2025

    In this episode Mat Rippin talks to me about design, maintennace strategy and integration on one of the UK's lesser known rail construction projects EastWest Rail.

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    41 mins
  • Sin Sin Hsu Regional Head of Engineering for Network Rails Eastern Region
    Nov 10 2025

    Sin Sin takes us through her career from Singapore to the largest region with Network Rail, how she manages changing factors within the industry and how she balances the needs locally and nationally. She also gives us an insight into what it is like to be responsible for such a large area and how she ensures enginnering excellence along side compliance.

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    37 mins
  • Niall Fagan
    Sep 19 2025

    In this episode Niall Fagan gives us a comprehensive run through his career history from working in a local tax office to being a go to Engineer for slab and High Speed track Engineering.

    From the design office to HS2 Niall's insight's are both entertaining and informative.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • S&T NRHS
    Jul 9 2025

    In this episode I speak with three of the Signal and Telegraph Engineers who keep the trains moving on NRHS. We talk about the differences between the signalling systems used on a High Speed infrastructure and the fundamental differences between these and the systems used on the regular network. Speaking to three at the same time is a little bit like herding cats, but it was good fun and insightful.

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    42 mins
  • Mani Entezami of Monirail
    Jul 9 2025

    Mani of Monirail and Birmingham University discusses In service monitoring and the use of data in managing track infrstructure.

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    42 mins
  • Julian Rowe NRHS
    40 mins
  • Mike Brinkley Infrastructure Director NRHS
    Jun 3 2025

    Mike Brinkley is the Infrastructure Director for Network Rail High Speed. In this episode he tells us about how he leads and manages a high profile infrastructure and the challenges behind the UK's only High Speed railway.

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    41 mins
  • Martin McMahon Head of Assets NRHS
    May 1 2025

    Martin is head of all the asset disiplines at Network Rail High Speed. Here goes into what it means to lead a diverse team with different needs and requirements and hpow he strikes the delicate balance to keep them all happy.

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    44 mins