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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
George Thompson

Network Rail fined £3.75m after deaths of two track workers

Gareth Delbridge, 64, died while working for Network Rail near Port Talbot (Family/PA) - (PA Media)

Network Rail has been fined £3.75 million after two workers were struck and killed by a train, following long-term failure to improve safety.

Gareth Delbridge, 64, and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis, 58, were hit by a Great Western Railway train travelling from Swansea to Paddington, west London, in July 2019.

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