The Station: Trouble on the Tracks (Documentary, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2020-03-12
Ended: 2020-03-26
Network: ITV1
Country: GB
Airs on: Thursday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
With exclusive behind the scenes access to staff from Network Rail - which operates the country's train tracks - their command centres and lines, The Station: Trouble on the Tracks focuses on Birmingham New Street Station, the heart of a transport network spanning from Aberdeen to Penzance.Cameras capture managers making critical decisions on whether to run or stop trains, and the so-called ‘orange army', who are outside in high-viz clothes all weathers making sure the 20,000 miles of track are safe and serviceable.