Passengers were thrown from their seats and hit by falling luggage on a train being driven at three times the speed limit, investigators have said.
The 8.20am Newcastle to London King's Cross Lumo service passed over three sets of points near Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire at 75mph at 10.20am on Sunday April 17, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said. The maximum permitted speed for the points, which are movable sections of track allowing trains to switch from one line to another, was 25mph.
At the time of the incident, the British Transport Police said 15 passengers reported minor injuries and were offered medical assistance by paramedics. The force received a report that the train's emergency brake was applied.
