The Ladbroke Grove rail disaster: lessons to be learned 20 years on
Rail safety concerns are mounting again as the UK industry faces another overhaul
December 2012
Obituaries of 2012
Nina Bawden remembered by Robert Bawden
The son of the novelist and children's author recalls her dramatic life – and wartime work with Margaret Thatcher
August 2012
Nina Bawden obituary
Author whose own joys and tragedies inspired her stories for adults and children
January 2012
Sir Robert Horton obituary
Outspoken businessman who chaired BP and Railtrack and left both in disarray
October 2011
The Northerner
Grayrigg 'hero' driver tells of making mobile calls with broken neck
The rail crash inquest hears how an 'easy-peasy' journey turned into horror - but Ian Black put safety first as he drifted in and out of consciousness
May 2011
Network Rail fined £3m over Potters Bar crash
• Seven people died in May 2002 crash in Hertfordshire • Company admits breaching safety regulations • Victims' families voice frustration at nine-year wait
March 2011
Network Rail admits safety breaches over Potters Bar crash
Company could face multimillion-pound fine over 2002 derailment which claimed seven lives
Network Rail facing huge fine over Potters Bar crash
The track operator is braced for a multimillion-pound penalty as it prepares to enter a guilty plea in criminal case
No restorative justice for those bereaved by Potters Bar
Louise Christian
Potters Bar crash: Jarvis to face no charges, rail regulator confirms
Jarvis to escape prosecution over Potters Bar crash
February 2011
Potters Bar crash: Network Rail pleads guilty
Potters Bar crash: Network Rail to plead guilty over safety failures
November 2010
Potters Bar train crash: Network Rail and Jarvis Rail to be prosecuted
Companies face criminal proceedings over derailment that left seven dead in May 2002