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Strike-breaking manager on 500-a-shift was driving train that caused Paddington misery
Aslef, the train drivers' union, accuses Great Western Railways of using managers to break the strike by offering them £500 to drive trains during the industrial action.
Thousands of passengers faced travel chaos as seven trains became stranded near Ladbroke Grove due to a broken power cable.
Network Rail is being criticized for the collapse of the overhead power cables. [ more ]