20th anniversary of the Clapham disaster

[phill70]

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Clapham disaster.

35 people lost their lives, including the driver John Roles, who I knew.
I was a guard at Basingstoke at the time.

Please try to spend a few moments today thinking of them.

Thanks

Glyn

[yerkes]

Thanks, Glyn. I never forget 12th December. My father was on an up fast passing that spot just a few minutes before the collision.

[jtiffin]

I think all the trains had to be diverted via Richmond and suburban rail services had to terminate at Wimbledon.

[pendolinofan]

If this wouldn't be a breach of forum rules, could anyone provide a bit of background on what happened?

Thanks, and with thoughts to all those involved,
Adam

[Easilyconfused]

The official report is quite easy to find online and runs to 250 pages.

[Pompeyfan]

there is a detailed section on wiki, take a pinch of salt with it however, because we all know wiki isn't always correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapham_Ju ... rail_crash