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On this day - Remembering one of the UK's worst rail crashes
As at 24th November 2024 03:31 GMT
 
Re: On this day - Remembering one of the UK's worst rail crashes
Posted by Electric train at 16:08, 6th November 2024
 
was it not re-classed as a road accident,as the car was on the road level crossing?

BBC had a item about the accident on Wednesdays points west lunch time local news.

I don't know about its classification - but the RSSB (and R is "Rail") did do the formal report which we have as a member's mirror at http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/mirror/RSSB_Ufton001.pdf .  Although the report uses the word "accident" that concerns me due to what I understand to have been a deliberate act by the deceased car driver in causing the collision and thus the horrific aftermath.

The accident was one of the drivers for the development LiDAR object detection for high risk level crossings without CCTV

Re: On this day - Remembering one of the UK's worst rail crashes
Posted by grahame at 14:26, 6th November 2024
 
was it not re-classed as a road accident,as the car was on the road level crossing?

BBC had a item about the accident on Wednesdays points west lunch time local news.

I don't know about its classification - but the RSSB (and R is "Rail") did do the formal report which we have as a member's mirror at http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/mirror/RSSB_Ufton001.pdf .  Although the report uses the word "accident" that concerns me due to what I understand to have been a deliberate act by the deceased car driver in causing the collision and thus the horrific aftermath.

Re: On this day - Remembering one of the UK's worst rail crashes
Posted by infoman at 14:00, 6th November 2024
 
was it not re-classed as a road accident,as the car was on the road level crossing?

BBC had a item about the accident on Wednesdays points west lunch time local news.

On this day - Remembering one of the UK's worst rail crashes
Posted by CyclingSid at 08:51, 6th November 2024
 
Paul Clifton on the Ufton Nervet crash 20 years ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7046dkyrl0o
Twelve years after the incident, the level crossing was closed and replaced by a bridge.
Must admit I still look down the turning as I go by on the bus to Newbury.

 
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