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I am not familiar with the type of WSP fitted to the 455, but my guess is that it is relatively ‘early generation’ stuff - as such, it could be argued that it might these days benefit from one or more ‘upgrades’. I agree, all of the wheels on a vehicle could lock and slide, in which case the...

It is conceivable that, in sustained very low wheel-rail adhesion conditions, a passenger train of the type likely to have been involved in this incident could in certain circumstances travel a distance of 2.5 miles following a driver application of the brakes at a speed of 65 mile/hour...