First court hearing of ORR's Croydon tram crash prosecution sees pleas entered

Monday 13 Jun 2022 @ 13:15
Office of Rail and Road

The first court hearing for the Office of Rail and Road's prosecution relating to the Croydon tram crash took place recently (10 June 2022) at Croydon Magistrates' Court.

Ian Prosser CBE

Transport for London (TfL), FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited (TOL) and driver Alfred Dorris are accused of health and safety failings after seven passengers died and 51 were injured when a tram derailed in south London on November 9 2016.

ORR's HM Chief Inspector of Railways Ian Prosser CBE recently said:

“We can confirm today that Transport for London and Tram Operations Limited have pleaded guilty. Driver Alfred Dorris has pleaded not guilty.

“We conducted an extensive, detailed and thorough investigation and took the decision to prosecute all three parties for what we believe to be serious health and safety failings relating to the Croydon Tram derailment on 9 November 2016, which killed seven passengers with many more seriously injured. All our thoughts are with those people.

“The matter has now been sent to the Crown Court for a Pre-trial hearing to case manage and list future hearings.”

Background

ORR’s prosecution alleges breaches of sections 3(1) against Transport for London and Tram Operations Limited and 7(a) against Alfred Dorris under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
Transport for London (TfL) is alleged by ORR to have failed to ensure the health and safety of passengers on the Croydon Tramlink network, so far as reasonably practicable.
Tram Operations Limited, which runs the tram service on TfL’s behalf, is also alleged to have failed to ensure the health and safety of passengers on the network, so far as reasonably practicable.
Driver Alfred Dorris has been accused of an alleged failure as an employee to take reasonable care of passengers whilst employed at work driving the tram.

Related links

Sandilands tram incident

ORR launches prosecution over Sandilands tram crash

Channel website: https://www.orr.gov.uk/

Original article link: https://www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/first-court-hearing-orrs-croydon-tram-crash-prosecution-sees-pleas-entered

Share this article

Latest News from
Office of Rail and Road

On track for a green future: ORR’s environmental role

22/04/2024 15:15:15

Blog posted by: Daniel Roberts, Senior Policy Manager, 22 April 2024.

Regulator calls on rail operators to improve complaints processes and redress provision for disabled passengers

18/04/2024 15:15:00

The Office of Rail and Road’s report, published today, finds some disabled passengers experience accessibility difficulties with the rail complaints process. There is also a lack of awareness of how to seek redress for booked assistance failures.

ORR gives approval for enhancements at Dore & Totley station

10/04/2024 10:15:00

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised significant enhancements at Dore & Totley railway station in Sheffield.

Rail regulator’s review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

29/03/2024 09:20:00

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge when an unused rail ticket is refunded will be reduced from £10 to £5.

Passengers need improved reliability and real-time information for station lifts, says regulator

15/03/2024 13:25:00

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its report reviewing the reliability of lifts at stations on Great Britain’s rail network, and information provided to passengers regarding lift faults.

Regulator secures fee transparency improvements from third-party rail ticket retailers

13/03/2024 13:15:00

Third party retailers have responded positively to the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) report published in December 2023, which showed that some retailers were not sufficiently transparent about the additional fees they charged on their websites and apps during the ticket buying process.

WIREDGOV