Press Association
Defective points caused a train crash which claimed the lives of seven people - and two passengers had tried to raise concerns the night before the derailment, an inquest heard today.
A judge due to hear evidence about the crash at Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, in May 2002 said two people made three separate reports about "rough rides".
One report had been "forgotten", another had been misinterpreted and on the third occasion a train manager had not responded to a passenger's concerns, Judge Michael Findlay Baker QC told jurors at the inquest in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
Checks had been carried out on the approach to Potters Bar station hours before the crash - but on the wrong line, said Judge Baker.
A jury of eight women and three men heard Judge Baker give a detailed outline of facts today. Jurors are due to begin hearing evidence tomorrow.
