Potters Bar rail accidents
2002 derailment in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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There have been four railway accidents at Potters Bar in England. Those in 1898 and 1946 were signals passed at danger. The accident in 2002 led to substantial public debate and a national change in policy relating to maintenance of infrastructure.
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2002 Potters Bar rail crash | |
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Details | |
Date | 10 May 2002 12:58 BST |
Location | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire |
Coordinates | 51.697°N 0.194°W / 51.697; -0.194 |
Country | England |
Line | East Coast Main Line |
Operator | West Anglia Great Northern |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Points failure (moved while train was passing over them) |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 151 |
Deaths | 7 |
Injured | 76 |
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