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Bedford rail crash: train sped up after red light warning, say investigators

The Guardian Australia (Business)
Summary

Rail TransportTransportTrain CrashesPublic TransportEngland

Driver of East Midlands train received automatic warning after passing red light but train continued to accelerate.

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Driver of East Midlands train received automatic warning after passing red light but train continued to accelerate. The driver of the East Midlands train acknowledged the automatic warning but did not appear to act after passing a danger signal that was ever red.

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The Guardian Australia (Business)as they published this story 9.4

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