An InterCity 125 high speed passenger train (HST) failed to slow down in response to warning signals and collided with a freight train crossing its path, causing seven deaths and 139 injuries.

1997: Six dead in Southall train disaster An Intercity 125 has ploughed into a freight train in west London, killing six and injuring more than 150. British Transport Police say they have...

Sep 19, 1997 · Seconds later the eight-carriage Great Western-run train smashed into the side of a goods locomotive that had been crossing its path. The impact derailed four packed …

Mar 2, 2024 · On the fateful day of September 19, 1997, the quiet suburb of Southall in West London became the epicenter of a catastrophic event that shook the foundations of railway …

Sep 20, 1997 · A crowded passenger train collided with a freight train here today, killing 6 people, injuring 170 and raising renewed questions over the privatization of Britain's railways, which …

Sep 19, 1997 · The Southall rail crash occurred on 19 September 1997, on the Great Western Main Line at Southall, West London. An InterCity 125 high speed passenger train (HST) failed …

The Southall collision was the first major accident to occur within the British rail network since privatisation of the railway industry, which formally started with the transfer of the railway …

Sep 19, 1997 · Rail union, RMT today remembers the Southall train crash which killed 6 and injured more than 150. The tragedy occurred on 19 September 1997 1.15pm near Southall …

An InterCity 125 high speed passenger train from Swansea failed to slow down in response to warning signals and collided with a freight train crossing its path. Seven people were killed and …

Jan 16, 2025 · The accident at Southall occurred on 19 September 1997 when a high speed train travelling from Swansea to Paddington collided with an empty freight train; seven people were …