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Train driver who died in Bedford crash went through red signal, investigators reveal

Investigators reveal moments leading up to crash involving two London-bound trains which killed driver and injured 162

Evening Standard

Driver ‘distracted’ by mobile phone when train departed with disabled passenger’s ramp still attached, report finds

While no one was injured, investigators said there was a high risk the ramp could have injured someone or collided with platform furniture

Evening Standard

Dozens remain in hospital after fatal Bedford train collision

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Train driver killed in Bedford crash named as family pay tribute

Family of Shaun Burton, 60, say they are ‘devastated by his loss’ and their thoughts are ‘also with those affected’

The Guardian - UK

Investigation into fatal train crash continues as nine in critical condition

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said will conduct a ‘full, independent safety investigation’ into the crash.

Evening Standard

Final report released on cause of fatal Wales train crash

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The Independent UK

Fatal train crash could have been avoided if driver had used emergency brake system, investigation finds

Passenger David Tudor Evans, 66, died ‘as a consequence of the collision’, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said

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Train crash could have been avoided if driver had used emergency system – report

The driver stated it had ‘not occurred to them’ to use their train’s manually operated sander, according to the report.

Evening Standard

'Seconds' for three rail workers in tunnel to avoid London passenger train in 'near miss' after works blunder

A mix-up over tunnels led to the track workers being in an ‘unsafe’ position when the train from Waterloo to Guildford suddenly appeared behind them

Evening Standard

Tube passenger hit by train 'couldn’t escape' due to cable tracks

An investigation found the passenger fell from the platform and was left undiscovered by staff

Evening Standard

Safety warning after passenger dragged by Elizabeth line train at west London station

A passenger’s hand was stuck in the doors of a westbound train at Ealing Broadway

Evening Standard

Investigation launched after doors open on London commuter train before arriving at station

Passenger says disaster was narrowly averted at Gipsy Hill station in south London

Evening Standard

Train driver told to go at normal speed just minutes before derailment – inquiry

Train 1T08 crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a pile of gravel washed onto the railway track.

The Independent UK

Rail crash outcome ‘likely would have been improved with modern safety features’

The train crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a pile of gravel washed onto the track by heavy rain.

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Evening Standard

Network Rail infrastructure management ‘ineffective’, derailment inquiry told

Three people were killed in the incident in Aberdeenshire on August 12, 2020 when the train hit debris washed on to the track by heavy rainfall.

Evening Standard

Stonehaven death toll ‘would have been higher’ had train been full – inquiry

The 6.38am Aberdeen to Glasgow service derailed after it collided with debris washed from a drain onto the track near Carmont on August 12 2020.

Evening Standard

Three killed in Stonehaven derailment suffered ‘unsurvivable injuries’ – inquiry

The crash in Aberdeenshire on August 12 2020 claimed the lives of three people and resulted in six others being injured.

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Brian Mitchell's Harrowing Death Triggered Urgent Warning After Getting Crushed by Tube Train

A coroner issued a ruling on Brian Mitchell, the man who died in 2023 after getting crushed by a tube train. His death triggered calls for additional safety measures.

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The Guardian - UK

Rail accident investigators issue warning over sensors on landslide monitors

Inquiry into recent Avanti West Coast train derailment in Cumbria finds sensors may not work if landslips happen quickly

Evening Standard

Coroner to issue Tube death alert after pensioner was run over seven times at busy Underground station

72-year-old man was unable to rescue himself after falling from Jubilee line platform at Stratford

The Independent UK

Train driver fell asleep before crashing at London station, investigation finds

The driver was too late to prevent a collision

Evening Standard

Train hit buffers at London Bridge after exhausted driver had 'microsleep'

Investigation criticises staff fatigue at GoVia Thameslink Railway

Evening Standard

'They are blaming my son': Parents of boy hit by train at pedestrian crossing slam 'distracted by phone' report finding

Jaiden Shehata, 11, was struck by a train as he walked to school near Kenley, south London, on January 23

Evening Standard

Train horror: Schoolboy killed on level crossing in south London was 'probably distracted by mobile phone video'

Investigation finds six ‘near misses’ had been documented at the same crossing in the previous five years

Evening Standard

No need to ‘reinvestigate’ report into fatal rail derailment, says sheriff

An inquiry hearing heard there is no dispute around a Rail Accident Investigation Branch report into the crash in which three people died.

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