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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Potters Bar train crash

Potters Bar train crash: Emergency services work at the scene of the fatal Potters Bar rail crash
10 May 2002: Members of the emergency services work at the scene of the fatal Potters Bar rail crash Photograph: Dan Chung/Reuters
Potters Bar train crash: The fourth carriage of a derailed train at Potters Bar station
The fourth carriage of a derailed train at Potters Bar station Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP
Potters Bar train crash: A body is removed from the wreckage at the rail crash at Potters Bar
A body is removed from the wreckage at the scene Photograph: Peter Jordan/PA
Potters Bar train crash: The scene at Potters Bar Station after a train derailed killing seven
The train was derailed at the station en route from King's Cross to King's Lynn, killing seven people Photograph: Michael Stephens/PA
Potters Bar train crash: Transport police examine an area of track near the Potters Bar rail crash
Transport police examine an area of track near to the crash site Photograph: Russell Boyce/Reuters
Potters Bar train crash: A carriage of the train involved in the crash on its side at the station
A carriage of the train involved in the fatal Potters Bar rail crash is seen on its side at the station Photograph: Dan Chung/Reuters
Potters Bar train crash: Emergency workers on the tracks after a train derailed at Potters Bar
Emergency workers on the tracks, six of the dead were passengers while the seventh was someone walking nearby Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/EPA
Potters Bar train crash: Railway workers watch removal of railway carriage from Potters Bar station
Railway workers watch as attempts are made to remove a railway carriage from Potters Bar station Photograph: Andrew Parsons/PA
Potters Bar train crash: Railtrack Engineers work on the track at Potters Bar where the points were
Railtrack Engineers work on the track where the points were, before they were removed in May 2002 Photograph: Andrew Parsons/PA
Potters Bar train crash: The wrecked train carriage is removed by crane
The wrecked train carriage wedged beneath the platform roof is removed by a crane Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters
Potters Bar train crash: Points that may have failed causing the Potters Bar rail crash
Points that may have failed causing the crash Photograph: Hertfordshire County Council/PA
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