Editorial: The horrific incident in which a train driver died and 89 people were injured requires urgent investigation, but it must not be hijacked by those with an axe to grind about railway nationalisation

A deadly train collision near Bedford, north of London, has left one person dead and dozens injured, including several in critical condition. Emergency crews rushed to the scene…

The safety layers involved: a recently upgraded but not fully digitised main line

A passenger on board one of the two trains that collided south of Bedford on Friday afternoon (19 June) said he was feeling “angry” the morning after the crash. Brett Byatt, a…

Investigators will be anxious to ascertain the cause of the Bedford train accident given its very unusual nature. The toll of 89 injuries and the death of the train…

Investigations into the cause of the crash between two East Midlands Railways services are ongoing

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Dozens of passengers remain in hospital as investigators probe the cause of Friday’s collision between two London-bound services

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Editorial: The horrific incident in which a train driver died and 89 people were injured requires urgent investigation, but it must not be hijacked by those with an axe to grind…

Police have said 28 people remain in hospital, nine of them in a critical condition, after two trains collided near Bedford on Friday afternoon; one train driver has died

East Midlands Railway and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch are looking into the cause of the Bedford crash