53 episodes

What moves us? Transport experts Johannah Randall & Liam Henderson discuss the human side of transport. Looking at the impact of various transport decisions and seeing where policy has got us today.

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What moves us? Transport experts Johannah Randall & Liam Henderson discuss the human side of transport. Looking at the impact of various transport decisions and seeing where policy has got us today.

    What Moves Us - Window Seater

    What Moves Us - Window Seater

    We spoke with Window Seater's Marcus Allender on the origin of the journey guide app, from the French countryside to helping Gail the Goose find her hat!
     
    We hear how the developers have sought to respond to an industry need to improve journey experience, bringing diversity of voices into the stories selected, as well the various commercial routes to roll out.

    • 23 min
    What Moves Us - GCRE

    What Moves Us - GCRE

    Liam & Johannah catch up after the summer to discuss the Rail Innovation Group's plans for autumn, plus Liam speaks with GCRE's Director of Strategy and Skills, Rob Forde, (at 17:20) to hear about the exciting plans for the massive Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE), including opportunities for local communities, local institutions, as well as SME's nationwide - it's not just a test site! We hear Rob's top advice to new entrants to the rail sector - take advantage of every opportunity and persist on through!

    • 40 min
    What Moves Us: Culture at Eurostar

    What Moves Us: Culture at Eurostar

    We speak with Eurostar's Jon Witt to discuss how the diversity of cultures​ in the organisation help Eurostar to build a virtuous circle of attracting great staff to deliver great services. We discuss the merging of Eurostar and Thalys cultures, hearing how people across both organisations are already working​ collaboratively together.​ 
    We discuss lessons that can be brought to the future development of Great British Railways - diversity is the name of the game!
    Plus, we hear Jon's advice for young people considering a career in rail - grab those opportunities!

    • 27 min
    What Moves Us: Interview with CrossTech

    What Moves Us: Interview with CrossTech

    In this episode Liam speaks with CrossTech's Haydon Bartlett-Tasker, discussing all things algorythms, analytics, gardens and collaboration, as well as the challenge of being an SME in the rail industry: iteration is the name of the game! Don't worry, we do end with positive message on the future.

    • 26 min
    What Moves Us: Funding Innovation

    What Moves Us: Funding Innovation

    Remarkably, the Rail Innovation Group's Deb, Johannah & Liam are all in the same room, in the same city so we had to take the opportunity to have a discussion on the latest news from the world of GB rail, as well as to have a deep dive into our recently published paper, Improving the Innovation Funding Ecosystem (download or read on our website, railinnovationgroup.com)

    • 44 min
    What Moves Us: In Conversation with East West Rail

    What Moves Us: In Conversation with East West Rail

    In this episode Liam Henderson & Deb Carson spoke with Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain of East West Rail to discuss the role of innovation in the wider railway project, as well as the opportunities created by this unique project to deliver services across a range of communities. Daisy shares her insight of the rail innovation landscape & lends her support to start ups and SMEs keen to engage with the project.

    • 21 min

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