Accidents Involving Stop and Proceed
(In a stop and proceed accident, a train passes a stop sign according to the rules, but fails to keep to a low speed prepared to stop short of any obstruction)
- - Stratford (London Underground), 1953 (UK)
- - Coppenhall Junction, 1962 (UK)
- - Wrawby Junction, 1983 (UK)
- - Glenbrook, 1999 (Australia)
- - Vittorio Emanuele (Rome Metro), 2006 (Italy)
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