The 21st Anniversary of the Hatfield rail disaster will be commemorated on the 17th of October, with LNER joining members of the railway family and the local community.
The tragic disaster happened on the 17th October 2000 at 12:23 when a GNER InterCity 225 train left London King’s Cross heading for Leeds and derailed at Hatfield in Hertfordshire.
Four people sadly lost their lives and over 70 people were injured.
The memorial service will take place at Hatfield Church on Sunday the 17th of October 2021 at midday.
Father Darren Collins will lead the service, which is expected to last around 45 minutes and will include a silence at 12:23 which is the time the incident happened.
A train horn close to Hatfield will sound to mark the end of the silence.
A live stream of the event will also be held via the St Etheldreda with St Luke, Hatfield Parish Facebook page.
For anyone who would like to write a few words of condolence, please click here to visit the LNER website
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I hate to be so rude but actually that picture of the GNER train passing by is quite old. As GNER isn’t no more and LNER operates the ECML.
It was a GNER train that was involved in the accident so it’s very appropriate to have a photo of a train in that livery.