The railway has always needed depots of one kind or another. They are places to maintain trains, to load wagons, clean coaching stock, and stockpile rails and sleepers. With so much kit around, and people to work on it, safety has to be at the top of everyone’s list.

The episode visits Ramsgate and Slade Green depots, discussing the development of the depot environment and the changing risk profile. It considers the recent fatality at Tyseley, while Infrastructure Safety Leadership Group chair Stuart Webster-Spriggs describes the issues that can arise in depot maintenance.