Train sped up past red signal before fatal crash
Summary
A train crash near Bedford on June 19 killed driver Shaun Burton and injured over 160 people. Investigators found that Burton’s train sped past a red signal that rarely showed red before the crash and only braked seconds before hitting another stopped train.Key Facts
- The crash happened at Elstow, near Bedford, involving two East Midlands Railway trains.
- Shaun Burton, the train driver who died, had acknowledged the red signal but still accelerated.
- The red signal had not shown red to any train since records began in 1985.
- The first train had stopped due to an Automatic Warning System (AWS) alert but the driver and instructor did not recognize the warning.
- The AWS equipment was found to be placed slightly below the allowed level, which may have caused incorrect warnings.
- Tests showed the signal itself was not faulty after the crash.
- Investigators continue to look into why the train passed the red signal and check the signal’s visibility and position.
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