Six Railway bosses have appeared in Court charged with manslaughter after the Hatfield Rail disaster of Oct 2002 which killed four passengers and injured 102.The UK Law generally NEVER charges anyone running a business with manslaughter, the managers take the rewards and fat payouts but never the blame, until now.

Here is a classic tale of good old UK managerial greed and incompetence and denial of responsibility whilst sharing the rewards. It's happening everywhere costs can be cut. Since the rail network was privatised we have seen several disasters and near misses, the bottom line is that the managers running the rail network are motivated by profits, worse still, they actually want to be managers without any responsibility whatsoever . Under the UK law a manager or boss killing a worker can be slapped on the wrist, those running vital services can often do harm to those using the service - yet in the UK there is a tradition of management and directors being looked after by the law. It could well happen in this case now before the Courts regarding the Hatfield Rail Disaster.

The Hatfield Trial took place at St Albans Magistrates Court and the case was adjourned to the St Albans Crown Court. Magistrates prevented the addresses of the accused from being released to prevent them getting 'unwanted calls or letters' The magistrates also warned that it would be 'some considerable time' before the actual trial was held.

Accused of manslaughter and Unlawful killing.

Sean Fugill, Area asset manager. Former Railtrack employee


Charles Pollard, Track Engineer. Former Railtrack employee


Keith Lea, Track Engineer. Former Railtrack employee


Alistair Cook, infrastructure contracts manager. Former Railtrack employee


Anthony Walker, Regional director. Former Railtrack employee


Nicolas Jeffries, Civil Engineer. Balfour Beatty employee

Railtrack safety director got Million pound pay-off!

Also charged under Health and Safety laws is former Railtrack safety director Gerald Corbett who is now a chairman for Woolworths. Always nice to know that these manager types land on there feet despite having serious charges hanging over them. There was a payoff given to former Railtrack chief Gerald Corbett which is listed at £444,000, but a lucrative pension deal pushed him into the millionaire league when he was ousted following the Hatfield train disaster. Why the hell was this man allowed to profit when he failed completely in his task of ensuring safety. People die and we make him a millionaire. Welcome to the United Kingdom of Injustice.

Hillsborough - The injustice they all forgot about

Here in Liverpool many who have long held the belief that the powers that be are failing us need only look at the Hillsborough Disaster to see how the various management and directors simply walked away. We had a show trial involving two of the top cops supposedly responsible for the safety of the crowd, but many others simply walked away, untroubled by the law as it stood then. The Hillsborough 96 were, many would argue, unlawfully killed - it was certainly no accident and those responsible for the actual events are no doubt safely retired, promoted or otherwise rewarded. Kirkby Times hopes that this Hatfield Trial can result in the jailing of those involved and maybe open up the way for the long line of similar cases to begin. Once we begin to see the law being impartial we may have faith in it. Before we have any faith in it, the Law books need to be rewritten as the UK Law itself is simply an outdated class prejudiced form of security for the rich and powerful.