On the railway the state of the track that trains run on is vital to the safety of passengers and crew. It needs to be monitored and maintained regularly. But in the late 1990s that wasn’t always happening. And in October 2000, that led to a derailment that caused 4 deaths and injured over 70 more.
00:37 What happened at Hatfield
02:18 What causes rails to break
03:30 What led to the accident
05:40 Was it caused by incompetence or misfortune?
08:18 The trend in broken rails at the time
10:08 The improvements made since the accident
11:35 Summary and close
These may be of interest:
Asset Integrity – Lessons from Hatfield: blog by George Bearfield, Chair of the Asset Integrity Group.
Remembering Hatfield – 20 years on: blog by RSSB CEO, Mark Phillips.
About the Asset Integrity Group
Corporate memory - how to keep learning: article in which Greg Morse explains how RSSB keeps the lessons of the past alive for both present and future.