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Accident at Althorpe Park on 18th July 2011

Accident Summary

Accident at Althorpe Park on 18th July 2011

Location

Althorpe Park

Train Operators

Freightliner, Colas Rail

Primary Cause

Insecure train equipment

Secondary Causes

Poor design, inadequate inspection

Result

Train equipment out of gauge, collision with train equipment, train equipment on track

0 fatalities, 0 injured

Accident Investigation Status

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

Related Documents

Link  [?] Document Date
view document PDF (1.1Mb download)Rail Accident Report: Container train accident near Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire - 18 July 2011Aug 2012

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