Analysis: Our national railways and the perils of hyper-centralisation
As many long-suffering regular train users will be aware, Britain’s rail network suffered two crippling power failures last month.
These triggered widespread cancellations across the country, exposing systemic vulnerabilities in centralised public transport infrastructure.
The first crisis unfolded on Thursday 6 August. A fault on a high-voltage cable in Harpurhey, followed by a transformer failure in Ardwick, caused a 90-second power outage at the Manchester Rail Operating Centre (MROC).
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