2015 Wootton Bassett SPAD incident
On 7 March 2015, a steam-hauled charter train passed a signal at danger (SPAD) and subsequently came to a stand across a high-speed mainline junction near Wootton Bassett Junction, Wiltshire, England. Another train, which had right of way, had passed through the junction 44 seconds earlier and no collision occurred nor was any damage done. In May 2016, the RAIB published a report on the incident, which largely blamed the incident on the train crew tampering with a safety system that would otherwise have safely brought the train to a halt.
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2015 Wootton Bassett SPAD incident
On 7 March 2015, a steam-hauled charter train passed a signal at danger (SPAD) and subsequently came to a stand across a high-speed mainline junction near Wootton Bassett Junction, Wiltshire, England. Another train, which had right of way, had passed through the junction 44 seconds earlier and no collision occurred nor was any damage done. In May 2016, the RAIB published a report on the incident, which largely blamed the incident on the train crew tampering with a safety system that would otherwise have safely brought the train to a halt.
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Traincrew error: mishandling of AWS and braking system on train.
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United Kingdom
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~45
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None
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2015-03-07
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A green steam locomotive passing through Reading station
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and South Wales Main Line
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Wooton Bassett Junction, Wiltshire
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Wootton Bassett SPAD incident
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Wiltshire
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Location of Wootton Bassett Jn in Wiltshire
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On 7 March 2015, a steam-haule ...... y brought the train to a halt.
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