User talk:Commentoncrash

Re: Clapham Junction rail crash.

It may be of interest to know that the second train "from Poole" actually started at Bournemouth at 0630 that day. Travellers were warned about this the previous night by BBC TV's South Today, because there had been some vandalism on the track between Poole and Bournemouth.

That train had started braking before the crash and would therefore have been below the 40 mph speed limit on that curve.

It would normally pass that location (51.4571,-0.17456) at 0811 to arrive Waterloo at 0819. I don't believe it was running late (as claimed). The first train was due at Waterloo at 0817.

Commentoncrash (talk) 06:02, 13 March 2009 (UTC)