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Title of Article: “Missing track caused rail crash
Website Title: Children’s BBC
Date published: Monday February 26 2007
Website address: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6390000/newsid_6398700/6398705.stm#top>
Date you looked at site: (Tuesday February 27 2007)
Image Location: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2007/02/24/ncrash24.jpg
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What is the issue?
The issue is that on Friday there was a huge train crash in Cumbria, England. Accident investigators have found that parts of the rails and called points (the part of the track where the tracks seperate and the train goes either left of right) were missing. This was what caused the crash. The crash killed one woman and injured many.
Who is involved?
The people involved are:
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Network Rail (the train company)
- Accident investigators
- Survivors
Who is affected and how?
The people affected are the injured ones because they may have gotten paraliyzed so they can no longer move and will not be able to work. The other injured would also be affected because they will not be able to work for a while. Also the family members of the injured and the one woman that got killed, because their family member has been badly injured and has lost their loved one. The Network Rail company is also affected because they might loose customers due to crash, and the customers would be scared to go on the train. The travelers that use the train as transportation are also affected because now they have to use a car, bus, etc. The passengers would also be affected because when the train is fixed they might be too scared to use the train again.The people that check the tracks and that are responsible for the tracks are also affected because they might of got fired, warned, punished, or even had to go to jail. Since they were responsible for this incident. They should have had a daily check to make sure everything was in order. If they had found out sooner about the misssing parts they could stop the train. The train driver also might be affected because he might be too scared to drive the train again and would have to find a new occupation. Other train companies near that area might also be affected because they might be scared that the trains that they are using also has problems.
What would you do if you were directly involved?
If I was directly involved I would make or enforce rules for the train companies around the world, this would make them safer. The rules that I would make or enforce would be that every day (before the trains start) people responsible for the tracks would have to check that everything is in order and that there is nothing broken or missing. If there was a problem, they could not start the train until everthing was fixed. If all the tracks were safe and was safe to use, they could start the train. They should also have videocameras above the tracks to moniter them. If they found something wrong they would stop all the trains. After making these rules I put an article in the newspaper talking about these rules so that passengers on trains would feel more safer.
