";s:4:"text";s:1665:"The primary deficiencies identified in the course of this investigation were related to: At the time of the collision, there were one hundred and eighty one (181) passengers,sixteen (16) Great Southern Railway On Train staff and five (5) Train Crew (drivers)on the two (2) trains.
The east west rail linkat Zanthus was closed to train operations until 1305 hours on August 19, 1999. main line or Train Control, of the movement or position of the points. The court was told the train driver had not been warned about problems with the signal at Ladbroke Grove and had not received adequate training. The accident, involving three morning rush-hour trains, was the first of a series of disasters to hit the then British Rail. In December 2004 the Paddington Survivors' Group complained that many of the safety recommendations made after the crash in 1999 had still not been implemented. London train crash: special report Thirty-one people died and dozens were injured when a commuter service run by Thames Trains passed a red signal - the now infamous signal 109 - and collided with a Great Western express on 5 October 1999. Topics Ladbroke Grove train crash 1999 16 January 1993 – The Howrah Rajdhani Express had an accident [specify] between Roorah and Ambiyapur flag stations.