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Bedford rail crash: train sped up after red light warning, say investigators

October 1, 2026 Guardian Business 1 min read
Guardian Business · Leans Left
Bedford rail crash: train sped up after red light warning, say investigators

Driver of East Midlands train, who died in June crash, received automatic warning after passing red light but train continued to accelerate

The train that ran into the back of another in the Bedford rail crash sped up after the driver received a warning he had passed a red light, rail investigators have reported.

The driver of the East Midlands train, who died in the crash in June, acknowledged the automatic warning but did not appear to act after passing a danger signal that was rarely ever red.

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