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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Harry Thompson

How did Potters Bar rail tragedy happen and how many died 20 years on

Twenty years ago today, the sleepy Herefordshire town of Potters Bar was the home to a bloody rail tragedy that shocked the nation.

The horrors of the day caused a major upheaval in the way British railways operate, and led to millions of pounds worth of fines being handed out.

Legal proceedings were still ongoing eight years after the fatal derailment took place.

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