Date: 29/06/2016

THE driver of a steam-hauled charter train who turned off a safety system and almost caused a major collision with a high speed intercity train has been given a jail sentence by Swindon Crown Court. Melvyn Cox was driving the train at Wootton Bassett Junction near Swindon in March last year. It overran a red signal by almost 700m and came to rest fouling the main Great Western line, only moments after an Intercity 125 express had passed. He pleaded guilty to health and safety charges in connection with the incident, and was given a four month sentence, suspended for 18 months.

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THE driver of a steam-hauled charter train who turned off a safety system and almost caused a major collision with a high speed intercity train has be...