Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Power outrage

Poor engineering leaves us hanging by a wire…

Published: 30 June 2008 10:52 BST by Peter Cochrane

Tags: power, outage, transport

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In his latest video blog, a stranded Peter Cochrane reports from the side of railway track just north of London. A simple combination of poor engineering and inadequate resilience means that he, like thousands of other weary travellers, will not be reaching home any time soon.



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