Network Rail put financial considerations above public safety, suppressed information about fatal accidents and may have conspired to cover up its failings, the families of children killed or maimed at level crossings claim today.
The harrowing testimony of parents and grandparents comes in evidence submitted to Parliament as part of an inquiry, which was called after an investigation by The Times into level crossing deaths.
The families claim that they were treated with indifference and incompetence and were cheated during investigations into the deaths of their children. Their evidence catalogues warnings from safety experts which they say could have saved lives if acted on.
Written submissions have been handed to the Commons Transport Committee, which on Monday will hear from four families whose lives have