
105. £1m fine for GWR over droplight window death – what happened?
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…
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