Two people were injured when thousands of passengers were stuck on packed Elizabeth line trains in London for hours without power - with James Blunt and Rachel Riley among those trapped.
Great Western Railway (GWR) paid the operations investigations manager £500 for a short driving shift to keep services running, according to train drivers union Aslef.
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