Runaway train costs three firms ￡300,000 in penalties

摘要

London Underground and two other companies have been fined a total of ￡300,000 for health and safety breaches, which led to an engineering train running out of control for more than four miles on the Northern Line in August 2010. London Underground Limited (LUL), its associated maintenance company Tube Lines Limited, and Schweerbau GmbH all pleaded guilty to charges under section 3(1) of the HSWA1974. Schweerbau, which owns and operates engineering trains, including the one involved in the incident, also pleaded guilty to a charge under s2(1) of the 1974 Act.