The Ladbroke Grove train crash and Lord Cullen’s life-saving work

The judge’s rigour at inquiries into the train crash 20 years ago, the Piper Alpha disaster and the Dunblane school shooting has probably saved hundreds of lives, writes Chris Goodall. The Ladbroke Grove train crash occurred 20 years ago on 5 October 1999. Thirty-one people died and more than 250 were injured. It was the last of a series of serious accidents. Since then the safety record of British railways has been among the best in the world. The Piper Alpha disaster killed over 150 oil