{"id":83792,"date":"2017-08-30T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=cf3b28737b252b6ada32c42107ebc36c"},"modified":"2017-08-30T09:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T09:00:23","slug":"news-story-collision-near-london-waterloo-station-15-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=83792","title":{"rendered":"News story: Collision near London Waterloo station, 15 August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At around 05:42 hrs on Tuesday 15 August 2017, a passenger train leaving London Waterloo station travelling at about 11 mph (18 km\/h) collided with a stationary train of wagons. There were no injuries, but both trains were damaged and there was serious disruption to train services using the station.<\/p>\n

The passenger train was the 05:40 hrs South West Trains service from Waterloo to Guildford and comprised 10 coaches, a combination of class 455 and class 456 electric units. The wagons were standing on a line adjacent to the intended route of the passenger train and had been provided as a safety barrier separating passenger services from an area where construction work was being undertaken as part of the Waterloo station upgrade project.<\/p>\n

The collision occurred because a set of points were misaligned and directed the passenger train away from its intended route. The misalignment was a consequence of a temporary modification to the points control system which also caused the train driver and signaller to receive indications that the points were correctly aligned.<\/p>\n

Our investigation will examine:<\/p>\n