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The Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also known as the Paddington rail crash) was a rail accident which occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London, England, when a Thames Trains-operated passenger train passed a signal at danger, colliding almost head-on with a First Great Western-operated passenger train. With 31 people killed and 417 ...
Ladbroke Grove rail crash track and driving diagram (W S Atkins / Health and Safety Commission) Appendix to the Train Accident at Ladbroke Grove Junction, 5 October 1999 (Health and Safety Executive) 'The Lessons from Ladbroke Grove' in Rail (9 October 2019). Pages 79-81; Author: Isochrone: SVG development
She is the founder of the Paddington Survivors Group. She is a spokesperson and advocate for railway safety and the author of From Behind the Mask, a memoir of her life during and after the train collision. [1] [2] On 5 October 1999, the Ladbroke Grove rail crash occurred; thirty-one people died in the crash; Warren was among 419 injured ...
A total of 31 people were killed and more than 220 were injured in the crash in west London on October 5 1999. Events to mark 25th anniversary of Ladbroke Grove rail disaster Skip to main content
October 5 – United Kingdom – Ladbroke Grove rail crash: A high-speed head-on collision between two trains occurred due to a signal passed at danger. The fuel tanks of one of the trains were destroyed and the contents were ignited by overhead power lines, causing a fireball, killing 31 people and injuring more than 520.
1999 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash occurs at Ladbroke Grove Junction, a few miles west of London's Paddington station, when two passenger trains collided nearly head-on; the cause of the accident is attributed to the placement of a signal (which was showing a stop indication) that could not be seen far enough down the track for drivers to ...
After the Ladbroke Grove rail crash in 1999, John Prescott mandated that all mainline rail in the UK come under CIRAS effective in 2000. [1] From 2001 until 2009, the CIRAS Charitable Trust provided funding for operations, [ 2 ] before it formally became part of RSSB.
October 5 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash occurs at Ladbroke Grove Junction, a few miles west of Paddington railway station, when two passenger trains collide nearly head-on killing 31 and injuring 400; the cause is attributed to the placement of a signal (showing a stop indication) that could not be seen far enough down the track for drivers ...