Just as the mainline at Dawlish is about to be reopened after being washed away, a crack is discovered in the cliffs and a landslide threatens to engulf the tracks.
Staff try to get thousands of rugby union fans home after a Six Nations match in Cardiff and a duty manager has his hands full on his first Saturday night shift at Paddington.
Winter storms take their toll on the railways and Network Rail's Steve Hawkins and his engineers have their work cut out after the line at Dawlish in Devon is washed away.
Glastonbury creates a logistical nightmare as staff deal with more than 100,000 travelling festival-goers, and the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh board a scheduled service to St Ives.
Driver Bruce Parkin steps off a train with his family to attend his retirement party after a remarkable 52 years' service, and Reading's new state-of-the-art station starts to take shape.
Rush hour is never much fun on the railways and Lorel Kinghorn tries to get a group of rowdy schoolchildren safely on board a train without causing major delays on the line.
