Record fine after child dies at UK freight terminal

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WH Malcolm Limited has been fined 6,5 million pounds (7,7 million euros) after being found guilty of negligence over the death of an eleven-year-old boy in 2017. The case comes to light just as the issue of railway trespass has taken the headlines across the UK and Europe.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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Chris McMahon|04.09.21|06:10

When I was a kid I sneaked into a shunting yard even though I knew it was wrong. I got a hiding from my Dad when I was caught and never forgot it.
No one blamed the railway. It was a different world.

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Record fine after child dies at UK freight terminal

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WH Malcolm Limited has been fined 6,5 million pounds (7,7 million euros) after being found guilty of negligence over the death of an eleven-year-old boy in 2017. The case comes to light just as the issue of railway trespass has taken the headlines across the UK and Europe.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

1 comment op “Record fine after child dies at UK freight terminal”

Chris McMahon|04.09.21|06:10

When I was a kid I sneaked into a shunting yard even though I knew it was wrong. I got a hiding from my Dad when I was caught and never forgot it.
No one blamed the railway. It was a different world.

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