Network Rail boss quits after train passengers trapped in the dark for hours in west London
A senior Network Rail executive has quit her job after an incident which saw train passengers trapped for hours in the dark in west London.
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A senior Network Rail executive has quit her job after an incident which saw train passengers trapped for hours in the dark in west London.
Michelle Handforth, managing director for the Wales and Western region – which includes Paddington – has stepped down, Network Rail has…
Michelle Handforth, managing director for the Wales and Western region including Paddington, stepped down on Friday, the train company said.
A Network Rail manager has resigned after thousands of passengers were stuck on cold, dark trains for hours in west London.
The three-hour delays near Paddington came after multiple system faults and damaged rails led to repeated hold-ups before the incident on December 7.