Seven passengers were killed and 51 injured when a tram derailed in south London on November 9, 2016. ORR alleges that TfL and TOL violated Section 3 (1) of the 1974 Occupational Health and Safety Act. while tram driver Alfred Dorris faces a breach of Article 7 (a) of the law. At a hearing in Croydon’s court on Friday, Dorris, 48, of Beckenham in south-east London, pleaded not guilty to one count of allegedly negligent passenger care. The ORR said TfL and TOL had pleaded guilty to their respective charges. ORR Chief Inspector Railroad Ian Prosser said: “We can confirm today that Transport for London and Tram Operations Limited have pleaded guilty. Driver Alfred Doris pleaded not guilty. “We conducted an extensive, detailed and thorough investigation and decided to prosecute all three parties for serious health and safety deficiencies related to the Croydon tram derailment on November 9, 2016, which killed seven passengers and many seriously injured. . All our thoughts are with these people. The matter has now been sent to the crown court for preliminary investigation to manage the case and the list of future hearings “. District Judge Nigel Dean released Dorris on unconditional bail before appearing in Croydon court on July 8. Several mourning relatives were found in court for the brief hearing. The victims of the accident were Dane Chinnery, 19, Philip Seary, 57, Dorota Rynkiewicz, 35, Robert Huxley, 63 and Philip Logan, 52, all from New Addington and Donald Collett, 62 and Mark Smith. , 35, both. from Croydon. A search last year found that the tram overturned and deviated from the lines in the dark and heavy rain near the Sandilands stop, as it approached a curve of 45 mph (73 km / h). The speed limit for this part of the track was 12 mph (20 km / h). Services at Croydon Tramlink are managed by TfL and managed by TOL. Both organizations will be sentenced in Croydon court on a date to be determined for failing to ensure the health and safety of passengers, to the extent reasonably practicable. The maximum penalty for convictions for health and safety offenses is an unlimited fine and up to two years in prison for individuals.
