149. Manchester power outage – is the railway vulnerable?

Green Signals · Aug 13, 2026 · 1h

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

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