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Bedford train accelerated after driver acknowledged red-light warning

The Guardian World · 2026-10-01
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Investigators found that an East Midlands train accelerated to 76mph after driver Shaun Burton acknowledged an automatic warning for passing a rarely red signal. Emergency braking cut its speed to 49mph before it hit a stationary Nottingham–London train in June, killing the 60-year-old driver.

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Source: The Guardian World · via ahirlevel.hu