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Steam engine driver and bosses appear in court over 'near-miss train crash' at Wootton Bassett

See viewtopic.php?f=39&t=13294 for background story

RAIB interim report

Dangerous occurrence at Wootton Bassett junction - web site update and supplementary information

I can't recall whether we have linked to this report already; apologies if this is a duplicate post.

Wootton Bassett SPAD: Rail Accident Investigation Branch releases report

RAIB concludes Wootton Bassett steam train investigation

Full RAIB report: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ett_Jn.pdf

How it has been reported by the UK gutter press, in this case the Daily Mail. To be fair, the reporting in the text itself is not too bad, although they seem to rely heavily on quoting another newspaper, the Herald Scotland, as well as the RAIB report.

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WCR fined £200k for safety failings

Train operator fined for safety failings