West Coast Mainline
Series going behind the scenes of the rail network. The West Coast Mainline is the busiest route in Europe, linking London to Glasgow.
The West Coast Mainline is the busiest route in Europe - linking London to Glasgow with Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool in between.
Despite an unprecedented 拢9bn upgrade just a few years ago, already this line is straining under a jam-packed schedule and ever growing passenger numbers. Quite simply, this line is full up. With 4,000 trains on the route every day, signal boxes that still rely on Victorian lever technology, and the window for maintenance smaller than it has ever been, the staff are under pressure just to maintain the status quo - and when engineering upgrade work happens to fall on the FA Cup final weekend, the railway staff find themselves even more unpopular than usual.
With so many trains squeezed on this route, just a small problem can quickly throw the line into chaos. When a train breaks down in the middle of the line, train manager Matt has to roll up his sleeves and go trackside to check the train, while the staff on the customer information point at London Euston face the increasingly frustrated passengers.
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Signal box ettiquette
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Series Producer | Jo Hughes |
Director | Tom Swingler |
Broadcasts
- Tue 5 Mar 2013 21:00麻豆官网首页入口 HD & 麻豆官网首页入口 Two
- Wed 6 Mar 2013 23:20麻豆官网首页入口 Two except Northern Ireland
- Wed 6 Mar 2013 23:50麻豆官网首页入口 Two Northern Ireland
- Wed 10 Apr 2013 00:20麻豆官网首页入口 Two except Northern Ireland
- Wed 10 Apr 2013 00:35麻豆官网首页入口 Two Northern Ireland
- Mon 16 Nov 2015 23:20麻豆官网首页入口 Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Mon 16 Nov 2015 23:50麻豆官网首页入口 Two Scotland