Railway Conversations with Doc Frank

About Railway Conversations with Doc Frank

Authentic discussions with interesting people about railway subjects that matter.

Publisher

Doc Frank

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jan 2023

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

53 of 115 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   #114 – Why a Year Late on Brownfield CBTC Is a Good Result, with Mike Palmer

   Host Doc Frank interviews Mike Palmer, a former London Underground user acceptance manager, about why a year-late brownfield CBTC project is a positive outcome.

2. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #113 – Why ETCS Is a Change Program, Not a Tech Project, with Cara Cohen

   Host Doc Frank interviews organizational psychologist Cara Cohen about why ETCS implementation is a people-focused change program, not just a technology project.

3. 

   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #112 – Why More Review Comments Make Railways Less Safe, with Andy Petrie

   Host Doc Frank interviews Andy Petrie, Director of Systems and Safety Assurance at ARCH, about how excessive, unqualified review comments can paradoxically decrease railway safety.

Inside a recent episode

#113 – Why ETCS Is a Change Program, Not a Tech Project, with Cara Cohen

Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I don't blame them. You want to go with what you're comfortable with and what you've seen every day. So that business change manager role is so important so that we can ensure that we have prepared that support system so these people feel that they are encouraged to go towards this new way of working and that for a duration of time, we understand that they're going to be fighting almost, I think, what comes natural to go back to the way they've been working. But I think it's so crucial that within these types of programs that we have on the railway, others previously that I've observed, that having an individual who is looking at the people side is really important so that you don't leave them behind. […]

Who has been a guest on Railway Conversations with Doc Frank

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mike Palmer
• Cara Cohen
• Andy Petrie
• Bogdan Godziejewski
• Chris Gibb

Reach and audience

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Spotify

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

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Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

26

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