Date: 24/07/2014

IT IS 11 o’clock at night, and a dozen men are loading shovels and picks onto a trolley by the West Coast mainline. Two miles up the line, other workers have dug a hole under a portion of the track. Some have set out safety notices and flashing lights, and disconnected the signalling and overhead wires.

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Working on the railroad

Economist

The Economist spends two nights on Britains busiest intercity railway