Liverpool Street Station: Train Collides With Buffer

Overground Train Collides with Buffer at Liverpool Street Station

An out-of-service London Overground train collided with a buffer at London Liverpool Street Station at around 1am, leaving the driver with minor injuries. The Standard reported that platforms 1 to 3 at the UK’s busiest railway station were out of use on Friday morning following the incident.

Footage shared online appears to show the train derailed at the station. Transport authorities and safety investigators are working to establish the sequence of events that led to the collision at the central London terminus.

Driver Hospitalized and Discharged Following Collision

The train driver sustained minor injuries during the impact at 1am. Emergency responders transported the driver to a hospital for evaluation, and medical staff have since discharged them. No other injuries were reported from the scene, as the train was out of service at the time of the crash and carrying no passengers.

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Dispatches Inspector

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch was informed immediately following the collision, and an inspector was dispatched to the site at Liverpool Street Station. A spokesperson for the investigation branch stated that We will gather evidence as part of the process of conducting a preliminary examination and a decision on whether or not an investigation will be launched will be taken once the evidence has been reviewed.

Cancellations and Unrelated Disruption at Liverpool Street Station

Platforms 1 through 3 remained closed on Friday morning while engineers and investigators inspected the damage to the track and the buffer. The disruption was compounded by an unrelated trespass incident at Chadwell Heath in east London, which forced the cancellation of multiple services. Affected departures on Friday included the 07.46 and 08.00 trains from Chingford; the 08.13 service from Cheshunt via Seven Sisters; the 08.18 train from Enfield Town; the 09.00 and 09.30 services from Chingford; the 09.13 train from Cheshunt; the 09.36 and 10.06 services from Stansted Airport; the 09.46 train from Chingford; the 09.58 service from Enfield Town; the 10.24, 10.54, and 11.54 trains from Heathrow Airport T5; the 10.33, 10.56, and 11.11 services from Shenfield; the 10.50 train from Southend Victoria; the 11.01, 12.09, and 12.46 services from London Paddington; the 11.05 train from Reading; the 11.26 and 11.41 services from Shenfield; the 11.31 train from Chingford; the 13.03 service from Shenfield; and the 13.39 and 13.46 services from London Paddington; and affected arrivals on Friday included the 08.30 and 09.16 trains from Ely; the 09.11 and 10.10 services from Chingford; the 09.19 and 09.48 trains from Stansted Airport; the 09.42 service from Cheshunt; the 10.28 train from Southend Victoria; the 10.33 service from Heathrow Airport T5; the 10.46, 11.54, 12.09, 12.46, 13.39, and 13.46 trains from Shenfield; the 10.48, 11.26, and 11.41 London Paddington services; the 11.24 train from Enfield Town; and the 13.03 service from Heathrow Airport T5.

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