The chief executive at the centre of the Croydon tram tragedy has indicated that he believes investigators into last week’s derailment that killed seven and left dozens injured will recommend that such light rail operations have automatic vehicle cut-out or braking systems.
Tim O’Toole, head of FirstGroup, which operates the Tramlink network on behalf of Transport for London in the south of the capital, also dismissed suggestions that drivers’ erratic shift patterns may have contributed to the crash.
Mr O’Toole, who reiterated his shock and sadness at the fatal derailment on a sharp bend on the network, said of calls for in-tram automatic braking systems: “Plainly, this is the kind of thing one could conceive would be a recommendation coming out of a report.
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