Watford rail crash

Watford rail crash

In the early evening of Thursday 8 August 1996, a passenger train travelling from London Euston on the West Coast Main Line passed a signal at danger and collided with an empty coaching stock train approximately 700m south of Watford Junction. One person was killed and 69 were injured, including four members of the trains crew.

The train was at the time being operated by North London Railways (NLR) which has since changed its name to Silverlink.

As a result of this accident, the train driver was charged with manslaughter by the Crown Prosecution Service on the 10 January 1997, following an investigation by the British Transport Police. On 11 March 1998, the driver was found Not Guilty at Luton Crown Court

ee also

*List of British rail accidents

References

* [http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/incident-watfordsouthjunction.pdf Incident Report pdf]


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