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Tebay Disaster and Prosecution

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  • Thursday, 20 March 2008
  • 00:20 - 00:20
  • Duration: 34 mins
  • Publication date: 20 Mar 2008
  • Location: IETTV_Room, IETTV_Venue, London, United Kingdom
  • Part of event Institution of Engineering and Technology Seminar on Railway Law for Engineers: How Legislation, Liability and Legal Issues Affect You

About the session

On 15th February 2004, a railway maintenance crew were working on the UK's West Coast Main Line at Tebay, Cumbria . Without warning, an unmanned trolley carrying over 15 tons of 18-ft long steel rail sections came crashing into them out of the darkness. This presentation looks at the Tebay disaster and the resulting prosecution.

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    Robert Smith

    Park Court Chambers, Barrister

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