Episode 105

£1m fine for GWR over droplight window death – what happened?

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Episode Overview

Great Western Railway is fined £1 million over a fatal droplight window incident in 2018 – we ask what the implications are for other parts of the network

And Rail Minister Lord Hendy demands that rail companies urgently hire more train drivers – but how realistic is it?

In this episode:
00:00 Intro
00:32 GWR droplight window fine
17:34 Lord Hendy demands action on train drivers
29:40 Thanks to supporters
31:35 Railway News Round-up
31:37 Docklands Light Railway new trains in service
33:04 Caledonian Sleeper new Birmingham route
34:29 Belmond Britannic Explorer fails again
36:19 Transport for Wales £750k cable theft
37:47 Storm Amy causes chaos on the railway
39:11 The Quiz
42:45 East Somerset Railway signalling project

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