
149. Manchester power outage – is the railway vulnerable?
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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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