Is what happened between Reading and Paddington symptomatic of wider problems? Are these failings coming soon to a railway near you?
“No,” says Network Rail’s Martin Frobisher. “We’ve done lots of analysis.”
Frobisher, Network Rail’s safety and engineering director, believes the dismal litany of failings on the busiest section of the Great Western Main Line are specific to that route. Which indicates that the infrastructure management is not consistent across regions. And Frobisher concedes that other parts of the network face even greater challenges.
