Network Rail executive quits after passengers are left stranded
Boss who often commuted by air says stepping down ‘right for me, my family and the business’
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Boss who often commuted by air says stepping down ‘right for me, my family and the business’
Michelle Handforth, a manager at Network Rail, has stepped down after passengers were left in the dark on trains near Paddington this month.
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.
A Network Rail boss has quit her £330,000-a-year role after hundreds of passengers were left stranded for more than three hours near London’s Paddington Station.
A Network Rail manager has resigned after passengers were left stranded for hours near London Paddington earlier this month.