🚆 The Ladbroke Grove Rail Disaster – A Tragedy That Changed British Rail Forever On the morning of 5 October 1999, just outside Paddington Station in London, two trains collided head-on near Ladbroke Grove. A Thames Trains commuter service had passed a red signal and struck a First Great Western high-speed train travelling from Cheltenham Spa. The impact was devastating. 31 people lost their lives, and hundreds were injured. The fire that followed engulfed several carriages, creating scenes of

🚆 The Ladbroke Grove Rail Disaster – A Tragedy That Changed British Rail Forever On the morning of 5 October 1999, just outside Paddington Station in London, two trains collided head-on near Ladbroke Grove. A Thames Trains commuter service had passed a red signal and struck a First Great Western high-speed train travelling from Cheltenham Spa. The impact was devastating. 31 people lost their lives, and hundreds were injured. The fire that followed engulfed several carriages, creating scenes of