The Railway: First Great Western Episode #1.8 (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Documentary

The Railway: First Great Western

Episode #1.8 (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Documentary

This week, some of the network's most senior staff head out onto the platforms at Paddington station at rush hour. Meet the Manager day is excellent PR, giving customers the opportunity to discuss issues and give feedback as they make ...See moreThis week, some of the network's most senior staff head out onto the platforms at Paddington station at rush hour. Meet the Manager day is excellent PR, giving customers the opportunity to discuss issues and give feedback as they make their journeys. However, the event takes an unwelcome turn as the staff and passengers find themselves in the midst of a major service disruption. We spend a working day with mobile fitter Mark Bell, whose job is to repair everything from brakes to air conditioners. When a peak-time train full of passengers develops a fault, Mark has his work cut out to correct the problem. If he fails, the train will have to be taken out of service. In the sleepy Cotswolds, an area with the highest percentage of first class travellers, preparations have been underway for some time for the annual Wilderness festival, a celebration of the arts and outdoors. Charlbury station springs to life as the festival-goers start to arrive in their thousands. To end the series, there is a look at Brunel's last engineering masterpiece, the Royal Albert Bridge, which spans the River Tamar to connect Plymouth in Devon with Saltash in Cornwall. A unique design, it has carried the Cornish mainline railway since 1859. Written by Anonymous See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Copley Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Downton Abbey (2010)
Matt Lee Self - Station Manager, Paddington Self - Station Manager, Paddington See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Robin Foot Self - Head of Train Delivery Service Self - Head of Train Delivery Service See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Teresa Ceesay Self - Station Manager, Charlbury Self - Station Manager, Charlbury See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Steve Hawkins Self - Maintenance Delivery Manager Self - Maintenance Delivery Manager See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Karl Garlick Self - On-Train Technician Self - On-Train Technician See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Richard Wilkinson-Ford Self - On-Train Technician Self - On-Train Technician See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Michael Burnth Self - Train Driver Self - Train Driver See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Mark Watson Self - Leading Train Driver Self - Leading Train Driver See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Mel Shepherd-Dixon Self - Trainee Driver Self - Trainee Driver See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Brian Payne Self - Training Manager Self - Training Manager See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Kimberley Smith Self - Train Manager Self - Train Manager See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Maureen Mulligan Self - Train Manager Self - Train Manager See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Peter Cook Self - Project Manager Self - Project Manager See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)
Philip Kingdom Self - Descendant of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Self - Descendant of Isambard Kingdom Brunel See fewer	The Railway: First Great Western (2013)

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