As Storm Eleanor strikes a fly-away plastic bag causes a power outage trapping three trains, in Hungerford a falling tree hits a Penzance-bound service, and engineers work through the night to fix a crack that has been discovered in a set of points near Oxford.

The big Easter getaway brings huge numbers of passengers and problems to the station, a team of 500 carry out a vast re-signalling project, and Revenue Officer Moses keeps an eye open for anyone attempting to sneak through the barriers.