On this date, February 28, 1975 a London underground train failed to stop at the end of the line station Moorgate.
Forty-three people were killed in the crash and many more badly injured.
Moorgate represents the highest peacetime loss of life on the London Underground in a single incident.
The reasons for the crash have never been discovered.
The driver of the train was 56-yaear-old Leslie Newson.
He did not move or raise his hands to protect his face as the train crashed into the end wall of the tunnel. The first, second and the front-half of the third coach were crushed into approximately half of their original length.
The braking system was in full working order. They had not been applied by the driver.
There had been some suspicion that the driver may have taken alcohol that morning but never confirmed.
Was it suicide, a physical or mental disorder?
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