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« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2021, 10:31:47 »

A few hours ago (evening of 13th March), a MerseyRail train hit the buffers at Kirkby.  ....

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The driver of the Merseyrail train which derailed at Kirkby station causing massive damage has been arrested, the ECHO can reveal.

Police and a number of government agencies are investigating the March 13 incident, which saw a Saturday evening service leave the tracks.

The impact, which happened when the train collided with a buffer stop, caused a significant amount of damage with smashed up concrete and other debris. Part of the platform in Kirkby collapsed.

Now, the ECHO has learnt that a 58-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of endangering the safety of the railway.

He was the driver of the 6.35pm Merseyrail service, who was left "shaken up" after the crash and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

I am uneasy with the suspicion being in public prior to full reports and analysis - however, the above is just echoing the news feed.

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Arrested or placed under caution?

Its posible the driver was placed under arrest, that should not infer that charges will follow
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« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2021, 16:46:35 »


Arrested or placed under caution?

Its posible the driver was placed under arrest, that should not infer that charges will follow

The difference is that he can't walk away if he was arrested, and can be put under bail conditions. Chances are that the practical difference in this case is marginal. Arrested or not, it is the start of an investigation which might not end in proceedings.
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« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2022, 21:45:13 »


Arrested or placed under caution?

Its posible the driver was placed under arrest, that should not infer that charges will follow

The difference is that he can't walk away if he was arrested, and can be put under bail conditions. Chances are that the practical difference in this case is marginal. Arrested or not, it is the start of an investigation which might not end in proceedings.

It did indeed end in proceedings. From ITV

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A train driver who crashed at almost three times the speed limit was texting seconds before the train derailed at Kirkby Station, police have revealed.

Phillip Hollis, 59, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates' Court to endangering the safety of passengers following the collision in Knowsley on 13 March, 2021.

British Transport Police (BTP (British Transport Police)) say the former Merseyrail employee was driving a train from Liverpool which travelled into the station at 40mph, instead of the speed limit of 15mph.

Despite Hollis, of Spellow Lane, Liverpool, applying the emergency brakes, the train crashed into the buffer stop and derailed.

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They say it was "sheer luck" that none of the 14 passengers, including the driver and guard, were seriously injured during the incident.

"Hollis told police that his bag had fallen off a cupboard in the cab and he'd stood up to retrieve it along with a bottle of Lucozade, before sitting back down and seeing the buffers approaching", the spokesperson said.

"However, when Hollis's phone was seized and analysed, detectives found he'd sent a WhatsApp message at 6.51.34pm, 26 seconds before the crash.

"He was interviewed again by detectives and admitted his phone should have been turned off in the cab."

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« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2022, 19:13:10 »

The RAIB (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) report into this accident was published today. The details that led to the driver's conviction are already known, of course, but the report adds a couple more.
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« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2022, 22:09:44 »

The RAIB (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) report into this accident was published today. The details that led to the driver's conviction are already known, of course, but the report adds a couple more.

Suspended sentence. A lucky chap indeed.
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« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2022, 16:35:18 »

The RAIB (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) report into this accident was published today. The details that led to the driver's conviction are already known, of course, but the report adds a couple more.

"The accident occurred because the driver of the train did not apply the brakes in time, as he was distracted from the driving task by his mobile phone and by his bag falling onto the cab floor".

A little bit remonisant of the Southall crash 19 September 1997 "The HST (High Speed Train) driver said he was aware of the isolated AWS (Automatic Warning System) but admitted to a lack of focus, referring to putting items in his bag before the incident twice in his tape-recorded conversation with signallers at the nearest trackside telephone"
The HST Driver was charged with Manslaughter, the charges were later dropped
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