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In their preliminary investigation, the RAIB said that the train approached the station at 42 mph before the driver made an emergency brake application.
Phillip Hollis, from Liverpool, has been charged with endangering safety of people on the railway
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Hmm. Well if he's being charged that would suggest that he was well outside the 'acceptable mistake' range, and either didn't comply with driving policy, or else did something he shouldn't have.
And telling us that he approached the station at 42 mph is meaningless if we don't know the context.
For example - It was normal to approach the stops at Kings Cross at 125 mph - provided that you complied with the all the reductions in Permissive Speeds before you got there.
Doubtless we'll learn more in time.
Cheers, John