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Most terminus platforms have a Permissive Speed of 15mph (or less) on approach. They are also usually protected by a pair of TPWS mini grids, which will apply the Emergency Brake if the train is doing much more than about 10mph over them IIRC.
But once you've passed over the grids there's nothing else to stop you wacking the stops.
Sometimes if the station is on a rising gradient, or you braked a little too hard for the grids, you then have to take power to get to the stops - and then you're in the risk zone.
Statistically speaking, if you repeat the same task 10,000 times, there's a fair chance you'll mess it up once.
Just glad no one was seriously injured.
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