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Historical fires and incidents. Ladbroke Grove rail disaster. also known as the Paddington rail crash – occurred when two passenger trains collided on 5 October 1999 killing 31 people and...
Oct 4, 2019 · Survivors of the Paddington rail disaster have raised concerns over whether lessons really have been learned as the number of trains failing to stop at red lights is at a 10-year high. It's now...
Jan 3, 2024 · Introduction. On the fateful morning of October 5, 1999, the quiet London suburb of Ladbroke Grove witnessed one of the darkest moments in British railway history. The collision between two commuter trains, a Thames Trains service and a Great Western express, resulted in a catastrophic incident that claimed 31 lives and left hundreds injured.
1.1 This Inquiry arises out of the crash at Ladbroke Grove Junction on 5 October 1999 between trains operated by Thames Trains and First Great Western (FGW), which caused considerable loss of life and injuries. Part 1 of the Inquiry is concerned with the investigation of the causes of the crash and the circumstances in which it occurred,
Oct 6, 2019 · From 2019: On 5 October 1999, two trains collided at speed in west London, killing both drivers and 29 passengers. Barrister Greg Treverton-Jones, who survived the crash and worked on the ...
Part 1 of the report of the Cullen Inquiry into the collision between a Thames Train turbo commuter train and a First Great Western High Speed Train at Ladbroke Grove in 1999, in which 31 people died.
On Tuesday, 5 October 1999, two trains collided at Ladbroke Grove Junction. 31 people died as a result of the crash, including both drivers, and 258 were injured. As the Cheltenham to Paddington Great Western service was travelling into Paddington, the Paddington to Bedwyn Thames Trains service was heading in the opposite direction.
