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Accident at Hatfield on 17th October 2000

Accident Summary

Accident at Hatfield on 17th October 2000
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Location

Hatfield

Train Operator

Great North Eastern Railway

Primary Cause

Broken rail

Secondary Causes

Inadequate maintenance, inadequate communication, inadequate inspection

Result

Derailment, collision with structure

4 fatalities, 70 injured

Accident Investigation Status

This accident has been the subject of a published formal accident investigation, which you will find below.

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Related Documents

Link  [?] Document Date
view document PDF (0.2Mb download)Train Derailment At Hatfield: First HSE Interim Report20th Oct 2000
view document PDF (0.1Mb download)Private Eye No. 1014 - Railtrack Boss Spells It Out3rd Nov 2000
view document PDF (1.0Mb download)Train Derailment At Hatfield: Second HSE Interim Report23rd Jan 2001
view document PDF (0.1Mb download)Hatfield Derailment Investigation: Interim Recommendations Of The Investigation BoardAug 2002
view document PDF (0.1Mb download)Hatfield Report and Recommendations16th Nov 2004
view document PDF (5.8Mb download)Train Derailment at Hatfield: A Final Report by the Independent Investigation Board24th Jul 2006

Related News Stories

Link Date & Time
Hatfield executives go on trial 02:00 on 10th Jan 2005
'Pressure from PM after Hatfield' 20:00 on 11th Mar 2005
Rail killing charges thrown out 11:00 on 14th Jul 2005
Firm admits Hatfield breaches 12:00 on 18th Jul 2005
Hatfield jury considers verdicts 13:00 on 1st Sep 2005
Network Rail guilty over Hatfield 14:00 on 6th Sep 2005
Lawyers drop final Hatfield case 13:00 on 3rd Oct 2005
Firms fined over Hatfield crash 13:00 on 7th Oct 2005
'Justice not done' over Hatfield 11:00 on 8th Oct 2005
Floral tributes for Hatfield dead 05:00 on 17th Oct 2005
Hatfield crash fine 'excessive' 14:00 on 16th May 2006
Hatfield crash fine cut to £7.5m 10:45 on 5th Jul 2006
Hatfield report criticises firm 12:00 on 24th Jul 2006
Hatfield train crash remembered 10:45 on 17th Oct 2010

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