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After spending nine years as a Mobile Operations Manager and signaller, Chris O'Brien has been training as an Incident Controller at Route Control, and today, Chris is going to need all his railway experience to get through a tragic incident. A driver heading to Paddington has reported hitting a person at a vulnerable part... 41:15 Expired
100 miles down the track from Paddington, in South Gloucestershire, a massive engineering project to move a 4200 tonne railway bridge gets off to a sticky start. The project is the most ambitious scheme to be carried out on the railway this year, and a recent downpour is threatening to make life difficult as heavy lifters ... 41:28 Expired
At Paddington, one of the most important trains of the morning has nearly finished boarding, and one man with his bike is anxious not to miss it. The trouble is, he's headed to the wrong platform. With seconds to go before the correct train is due to leave, boarding closes, and he decides to take matters into his own hands. 42:24 Expired
It's the busiest time of the year at Paddington - the winter holiday countdown. For months, passengers have avoided the station because of the pandemic, but in the run up to the holidays, Paddington is getting some of its old self back. So, the last thing staff want in the middle of the evening rush hour is news of a suspe... 42:11 Expired
This week at Paddington, a high speed train comes to an abrupt halt in the station as there's fears it's collided with something on the track. After an immediate evacuation of passengers, an investigation is underway, which could jeopardise the morning peak.
In Wales, we'll join the team of engineers tasked with renovating... 42:04 Expired
Staff at Paddington are preparing for a VIP visitor to the station. Rumours are a drift that it could be a royal and it's all hands on deck to prepare the station in time. Join Paddington's revenue protection officers for a shift catching fare dodgers who cost the railway hundreds of millions of pounds a year. How many wil... 42:06 Expired
This week, railway workers across the network are making the most of the remaining summer weather to prepare the network for a change of season. Down in Dawlish, there's a ceremony to celebrate the final stages of a year-long, multi million pound project to strengthen the railway's defences from the powerful waves that po... 40:34 Expired
This week, out on track, maintenance work is underway on England's longest railway tunnel, as the Victorian infrastructure is adapted to support today's large freight trains. With the team unable to raise the roof, they begin the task of lowering the rail bed and bringing the tracks into the centre of the tunnel - but can ... 42:08 Expired
Today at Paddington there is a major track circuit failure resulting in one of their busiest platforms having to close. With trains normally arriving and departing at least every four minutes, signallers are having to manually route every train in and out of certain platforms and the delays and cancellations are racking up... 41:58 Expired
Throughout the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western network is continuously striving to ensure rail travel is as safe as possible. At Great Western Railway's Long Rock Depot, after a three month suspension to the famed Night Riviera sleeper service, it departs once more but with radical changes from the team behind t... 41:50 Expired
The Western network are happy to see COVID-19 restrictions easing on travel, as they welcome more passengers safely back on to the trains. But as always, there are daily challenges to the smooth running of the network and this time, the rail staff in Route Control are keeping a close eye on the forecast which is predicting... 42:01 Expired
It's the height of summer and staff and passengers on the Western network are feeling the heat. On what becomes one of the hottest days since records began, Network Rail staff are positioned at key points on the network to monitor the track - which can reach temperatures up to 20 degrees higher than the air temperature. No...Season 2
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In this special Christmas episode, it's the season to be jolly at Paddington and the station has got some treats in store for the passengers. As well as a steam train, staff have called in the help of some reindeer and a white owl to get everyone in the festive mood. But before long station control assistant Richard is dea... 42:17 Expired
It's the height of summer and an unexploded World War Two bomb has been discovered at a pier in Teignmouth, a popular tourist spot in Devon. Sitting just 250 yards from the railway, Swindon control acts fast and closes the line. 40:53 Expired
Paddington's well-planned bank holiday schedule is thrown into chaos due to an incident near Ealing Broadway. A suicidal person on the relief line gives Route Manager Martin no choice but to cancel all trains leaving the Station. Coupled with a signal problem shutting platform eight, Station Controller Sanjeev has to work ... 41:29 Expired
An incident out on the tracks causes havoc to Paddington's rush hour. When Swindon control discovers an intoxicated man running around the tracks they are forced to shut the line. Coupled with long planned engineering works, multiple late trains lead to delays, cancellations and last-minute platform changes. GWR customer s... 40:58 Expired
Paddington is hit with huge delays after a man is hit by a train at Southall. Paddington Control is told not to dispatch any trains, and to not to mislead any customers, all advice boards are blacked out. With the concourse quickly filling up, Customer Ambassadors do their best to re-route passengers to other stations. Dur...
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It's a tough start to Monday morning at Paddington, as the peak service is hit by issues. Weekend works at Acton have overrun, tying up the fast line out of Paddington. And commuter trains aren't faring much better, backing up behind a slow-moving freight train that's stuck on the fast line heading towards Swindon.
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A cracked 'pot' at Maidenhead causes major disruptions across the network. The pot is a vital piece of insulating equipment fundamental to the smooth running of the electrified lines. Train staff are faced with the tricky dilemma of whether to keep the disrupted services running, or stop all trains to try and get the probl... 41:35 Expired
The British Transport Police are mounting a special operation to stop criminals who are running drugs out of the capital. Throughout the morning, undercover officers and uniformed officers are positioned around the station to observe passenger behaviour. Before long, a passenger is found carrying cannabis and a dangerous k...