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ALT Today is the 25th anniversary of one of the worst accidents on Britain’s railway network. A head-on collision between two passenger trains, two miles out from Paddington at Ladbroke Grove, and the ensuing fire, claimed the lives of 31 people, including the two drivers – Brian Cooper and Michael Hodder – in a crash in which 258 other people were seriously injured. It was a collision that was not only tragic but also avoidable and proved to be a turning point; in the wake of the investigation into the accident, Lord Cullen launched a public inquiry into not only the accident itself, but also the management and regulation of rail safety as a whole. Mick Whelan, general secretary of ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, who is attending the Ladbroke Grove memorial today with district organiser Steve Austin, said: ‘As an industry we will never forget those who lost their lives, and those who were injured, and all those families who were impacted and who suffered because of the Ladbroke Grove rai






















