GERALD CORBETT, chief executive of Railtrack from 1997 to 2000, speaks exclusively to CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, in conjunction with the Calling All Stations podcast, about his time in the industry which included two major accidents at Ladbroke Grove and Hatfield

In the UK, broken rails like this… …but ...

…and full electrification should have been agreed from the start

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE

GREG MORSE considers the safety actions taken in response to a derailment and collision at Rickerscote 30 years ago

HOWARD JOHNSTON revisits the disaster, and considers how it may be impossible to prevent it happening again