Manchester power outage – is the railway vulnerable? | Ep 149

24 hours of north west rail chaos following a power cut. Do mega signalling centres put too many eggs in too few baskets?

East Midlands Railway – is there light at the end of the tunnel?

And the latest proposal on Channel Tunnel services is seriously left field!

In this episode:

00:00 Intro
00:27 Manchester Power Cut
12:56 East Midlands Railway timetable restoration
19:05 Channel Tunnel update – Scottish Govt Night Sleeper study
20:25 Interview excerpt with Jon Worth
27:53 Lumo and issues with toilets!
36:59 Investigation into DRS drivers misuse of ticket for work travel
38:37 GTR to trial stopping some digital tickets to reduce fraud
41:05 Network Rail fined £1.2m for wall collapse in Rugby
42:11 DfT announces changes to 16-17 railcards for 18 year olds
43:12 The last span is installed on the Baker Viaduct, TRU
44:37 Charing Cross track renewals – exclusive trackside walk (Excerpt)
48:14 Thanks to supporters
49:26 Naming of 800012 “The Greatest Gathering” at Paddington
50:54 The Bure Valley Railway (Excerpt)
54:21 The Quiz
57:46 Betty the Junior Mouse Catcher at Sutton Coldfield

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