page_title: Hatfield rail crash
hierarchical_section_title: Hatfield rail crash
caption_attribution_description: English: The memorial garden created alongside the East Coast Main Line for those who died in the Hatfield train crash. Français&#160;: Stèle et jardin créé en hommage aux victimes de la catastrophe ferroviaire de Hatfield.
context_page_description: The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. It was caused by a metal fatigue-induced derailment, killing four people and injuring more than 70.
  Though the accident resulted in few deaths, it exposed major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack. Reports found there was a lack of communication and some staff were not aware of maintenance procedures. Railtrack subsequently went into administration and was replaced by Network Rail. The aftermath of the accident saw widespread speed limit reductions throughout the rail network and a tightening of health and safety procedures, the repercussions of which were still felt years later. In 2005, both Railtrack and the contractor Balfour Beatty were found guilty of breaching health and safety laws.
context_section_description: The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. It was caused by a metal fatigue-induced derailment, killing four people and injuring more than 70.
  Though the accident resulted in few deaths, it exposed major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack. Reports found there was a lack of communication and some staff were not aware of maintenance procedures. Railtrack subsequently went into administration and was replaced by Network Rail. The aftermath of the accident saw widespread speed limit reductions throughout the rail network and a tightening of health and safety procedures, the repercussions of which were still felt years later. In 2005, both Railtrack and the contractor Balfour Beatty were found guilty of breaching health and safety laws.
caption: An InterCity 225 passing a memorial garden for the crash victims
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