To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. London | Memorial for Southall crash victims - BBC News It seemed like fate had intervened, because I had missed out on going to Clapham. Ola Bratlie, a 26-year-old telecommunications engineer. "Important lessons have been learnt since then and Britain today has one of the safest rail networks in the world," she said. It was determined that the cause of the accident- the light which had inexplicably flicked from green to red- was down to faulty signal wiringhoused within a unit that was approximately fifty years old. She was described as "popular, loved by everyone". Survivors had to be cut out of the tangled carriages before being transferred to St Georges Hospital in Tooting. He was recently married and his first child was born two months ago. Both trains were carrying around 1,300 passengers between them during the morning rush hour. We're looking for people affected by the #Clapham train crash ahead of an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the disaster in which 35 people lost their lives. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? If I use the analogy of doctors, so a G.P. As the train from Basingstoke was approaching Clapham Junction, the driver saw the signal ahead of him change from green ("proceed") to red ("danger"). I always say a prayer and light a candle for the other commuters that day and to the families of all those who lost their lives.. That was and is the aim of this Investigation. Information technology worker Elaine Kellow, 24, born in Venezuela, of Paddington, west London. Dad who got trapped inside indoor adventure centre cave dies from his injuries, Britain's Got Talent audience member shares secret of Noodle the cat's audition, Brit MasterChef Australia host dies aged 46 as Gordon Ramsay leads tributes, I once wrote 7 songs in 4 hours for heartbreaking reason, says Ed Sheeran, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. [19], Critical of the health and safety culture within British Rail at the time,[19] Hidden recommended that unused signal wires needed to be cut back and insulated, and that a testing plan be in place, with the inspection and testing being done by an independent person. JACKY Harris was the Mayor of Bournemouth when the Clapham rail disaster occurred and immediately made it her priority to help in whatever way she could. It happened during the morning rush hour when one commuter .