Bedford rail crash: train sped up after red light warning, say investigators
Investigators and police officers at the scene on 20 June, a day after the collision. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenInvestigators and police officers at the scene on 20 June, a day after the collision. After braking, the train slowed to 49mph before it collided with a stationary Nottingham-London train on the same track.1:00Emergency services attend to injured after two trains collide near Bedford – videoThe first train had stopped, after braking when an AWS warning incorrectly sounded after passing a green signal.
- ▪Investigators and police officers at the scene on 20 June, a day after the collision.
- ▪Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenInvestigators and police officers at the scene on 20 June, a day after the collision.
- ▪After braking, the train slowed to 49mph before it collided with a stationary Nottingham-London train on the same track.1:00Emergency services attend to injured after two trains collide near Bedford – videoThe first train had stopped, after
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Investigators and police officers at the scene on 20 June, a day after the collision. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenInvestigators and police officers at the scene on 20 June, a day after the collision. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPARail transportBedford rail crash: train sped up after red light warning, say investigatorsDriver of East Midlands train, who died in June crash, received automatic warning after passing red light but train continued to accelerateGwyn Topham Transport correspondentThu 1 Oct 2026 08.21 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 08.22 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe train that ran into the back of another in the Bedford rail crash sped up after the driver received a warning that he had passed a red light, rail investigators have reported.The…
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