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25 years on: lessons from Ladbroke Grove and the future of rail safety

Twenty-five years ago, two passenger trains collided at Ladbroke Grove. The consequences for rail safety are still being felt today, as Paul Clifton explains.

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October 5 1999 - one of the worst rail crashes of the last century: 31 people were killed and 417 injured. It was a watershed moment that changed the industry.




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