Fatality On The Line Causes Total Shutdown | Paddington 24/7 | Our Stories

The Swindon Control Room the brain of the railway —receives the call every controller dreads: a fatality at Slough station. As the British Transport Police and emergency services move in, the entire line to London Paddington is frozen. Thousands of commuters are stranded as the station comes to a complete standstill. In the midst of this crisis, Station Manager Dean has a unique challenge: welcoming HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand. But with signal failures and a blocked network, even royalty isn't immune to the chaos of the British railway. From the high-stakes investigation at Slough to the bizarre job of a Mobile Operations Manager removing a "distressing" pigeon from the tracks, this episode shows the reality of life on the line. When tragedy strikes, how do you keep a multi-billion pound network moving? Subscribe to Our Stories: https://bit.ly/3lzSXhv This film was first broadcast: 2018 Check us out on Facebook:   / ourstorieschannel   Watch More Documentaries Up Close -    / @upcloseitvs   True Lives - https://bit.ly/3A8xRMJ Our History - https://bit.ly/3rUpdhL Our World - https://bit.ly/3ftuckM Our Stories - https://bit.ly/3ynfFyk Taste - https://bit.ly/3OZoDcV Blueprint - http://bit.ly/3ZK5UdD Welcome to Our Stories, your home on YouTube for our exciting range of fly-on-the-wall style documentaries and special access reality programmes which will give you an inside look into the everyday lives of people; exploring what life is like for those working in education, healthcare, policing and many others! Content distributed by ITV Studios. #Paddington247 #RailwayEmergency #OurStories #BreakingNews #LondonPaddington #BritishRailways #EmergencyServices #Documentary #NetworkRail #RoyalVisit