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Violation Tracker UK Individual Case

Company: West Coast Railway Company
Company City/Town: Wootton Bassett
Company County: Wiltshire
Company Nation/Region: England
Penalty: £264,000
Year: 2016
Date: 27 June, 2016
Offence Group: safety-related offences
Offence Type: railroad safety violation
Violation Description: WCRC was fined £200,000 plus £64,000 costs after pleading guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act by not having appropriate procedures, training or monitoring of staff to stop intentional misuse of the Train Protection and Warning System, leading to a driver being able to turn off the safety system and place the train in a dangerous position.
Action Type: agency action
Settlement Type: Guily Plea Entered
Agency: Office of Rail and Road
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