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Grayrigg crash: Black box shows how train jackknifed | |
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A train jackknifed and derailed less than two seconds after travelling over a "degraded and unsafe" set of points, an inquest has heard. | |
The Virgin Pendolino London to Glasgow service left the track near Grayrigg in Cumbria in February 2007. | The Virgin Pendolino London to Glasgow service left the track near Grayrigg in Cumbria in February 2007. |
Margaret Masson, 84, died in the crash, and a further 88 people were injured. | Margaret Masson, 84, died in the crash, and a further 88 people were injured. |
Data collected by the train's "black box" showed it was travelling at 92mph (148km/h) when the first two carriages began to jackknife. | |
Mrs Masson, from Glasgow, was travelling on the train when it crashed at 20:11 GMT on 23 February 2007. | Mrs Masson, from Glasgow, was travelling on the train when it crashed at 20:11 GMT on 23 February 2007. |
She was taken by helicopter to hospital but was pronounced dead at 23:00 BST the same night. | She was taken by helicopter to hospital but was pronounced dead at 23:00 BST the same night. |
The cause of the crash has previously been blamed on a "degraded and unsafe" set of points. | The cause of the crash has previously been blamed on a "degraded and unsafe" set of points. |
Perched 'precariously' | Perched 'precariously' |
The black box data recorder revealed the final seconds before the 300-tonne train derailed at 95mph with 109 passengers and crew on-board. | |
The inquest jury, sitting at the County Offices in Kendal, were shown a series of photographs detailing the derailment. | The inquest jury, sitting at the County Offices in Kendal, were shown a series of photographs detailing the derailment. |
Data recovered from the crash site showed the first and second carriages began to jackknife 1.63 seconds after the train travelled over the points. | |
The following coaches were then derailed further up the track, which had been damaged by the initial derailment. | The following coaches were then derailed further up the track, which had been damaged by the initial derailment. |
The first two coaches then slipped down the trackside embankment, spinning 190 degrees and turning on to their side before coming to rest in a field. | The first two coaches then slipped down the trackside embankment, spinning 190 degrees and turning on to their side before coming to rest in a field. |
Winston Rasaiah, from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), told the inquest the condition of the train or the way it was being driven played no part in the derailment. | Winston Rasaiah, from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), told the inquest the condition of the train or the way it was being driven played no part in the derailment. |
He explained how the second carriage hit three line-side masts and began to roll over before one end slipped down the embankment, digging into the earth, with the other end in the air. | He explained how the second carriage hit three line-side masts and began to roll over before one end slipped down the embankment, digging into the earth, with the other end in the air. |
Carriages three, four and five also slid down and toppled over on to their left-hand sides, with the remaining four carriages left perched "precariously" on the embankment top. | Carriages three, four and five also slid down and toppled over on to their left-hand sides, with the remaining four carriages left perched "precariously" on the embankment top. |
The hearing continues. | The hearing continues. |
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