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__NOTOC__ In the early evening of Thursday 8 August 1996, a passenger train operated by Network SouthEast travelling from London Euston on the West Coast Main Line ''Down Slow line'' at around 110 km/h (68 mph) passed a signal at danger. Having applied the brakes it eventually stopped 203 m (222 yards) past the signal and was traversing the junction between the ''Down Slow line'' and the ''Up Fast line''. An empty coaching stock train approaching at roughly 80 km/h (50 mph) collided with the stationary passenger train approximately 700 m south of Watford Junction whilst progressing across the connections from the ''Up Slow line'' to the ''Up Fast line''. One person was killed and 69 were injured, including four members of the train's crew. The person who was killed was Ruth Holland, book review editor of the ''British Medical Journal''. ==Criminal Proceedings== As a result of this accident, the train driver was charged with manslaughter by the Crown Prosecution Service on 10 January 1997, following an investigation by the British Transport Police. On 11 March 1998, the driver was acquitted at Luton Crown Court. In its report, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advised that there was insufficient evidence to justify legal proceedings against the other involved parties, namely Railtrack and Network SouthEast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Watford rail crash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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