Martin Frobisher

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Gareth Delbridge (L) and Michael Lewis (R) met with a train In July

It is "not a secure system", when two railway workers were hit and killed has been found by a train In July a first report.

Gareth Delbridge, 64, and Michael "Spike" Lewis, 58, died at 3. July, after he was struck in the vicinity of Margam, Port Talbot .

A Network Rail and Great Western Railway probe, said six employees were working on The Line and separated of their own accord, in groups of three.

That meant there was no official lookout.

One person was at the unofficial look-out, but you are engaged to work in The Train , before The Train struck Mr. Delbridge, from Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, and Mr Lewis, from North Cornelly, Bridgend.

The Report said it was accepted the "General" groups can be removed about 20 metres of each other while working, but the workers Divided and worked 150 meters away from each other.

The Group operates, with The Line 30 seconds warning time open to the fullest, to give the with the search expected, when a train was approaching, according to The Report .

But Their Distance from each other, affected The Number of vantage points and a safe system.

A Swansea to London Paddington, train The Group approached at about 70 mph hitting and killing the two workers. A third technician suffered severe shock.

Horn sound

The Men were instructed to release The Work , oils, and screws tightening, by the unofficial person in charge, also as an observation tower.

There was a problem with a screw, the importance of the search was involved in the track work, and struck more oil on the screw to remain although they depend in a position of safety.

Soon after, Mr Lewis and Mr Delbridge were beaten.

The Report added, The Team believed that they worked in the "most effective way" with an experienced team, and no evidence of near-finds, or Accidents .

An investigation was launched after The Men were killed

"possibly to overconfidence and a culture, The Work delivered 'your way'," The Report said, adding that The Work you do, the company should have More Than three employees.

The workers were, according to witness statements, all wear hearing protection, and despite The Train driver sounding The Horn A Number of times, you will not hear.

The Report said The Driver used a high-low Tone of The Train horn, two long, continuous explosions in the low Tone .

The Train station for the 09:29 from Swansea to London Paddington,

But the rule book: "Give, said a series of short, urgent danger for anyone...who is not...move to seem to clear out of the way of The Train . "

The Report said it was "uncertain" whether with short, high Tone -in-Tone alerts could have resulted in the track workers to be aware of the previous train.

The Report also found the controller of site safety (COSS) had been "infiltrated" The Group of six split into threes, and the COSS had not been involved in the preparation of The Site prior to your arrival.

It means that the safe system of work was not to apply "unsatisfactory" and resources are "adequate", a safe system of work to the larger group were Divided .

About 180 passengers were allocated said on The Train at the time of The Incident , Great Western Railway, said,

Martin Frobisher , Network Rail 's safety director: "The whole railway family, the loss of Gareth and Spike.

"Nothing is reduced to understand The Pain , but, what is wrong and to learn from him, is, I, much to calm for all concerned hope that we will do what we can to stop it happening.

"Today is The First step in this journey, we share a first investigation into what happened.

"We will. continue for several months, to a deeper insight into the causes, before we make recommendations for our organization and all our people for The Future "

investigators continue to gather evidence about the various factors of The Report , including the designation of The Most important roles, The Separation of groups, why The Team took the screws The Work on The Crossing and the intuitiveness in the use of The Train horn in an emergency.

The interim report, not yet completed, added a series of studied events had been identified in the last few years, with some of the common circumstances, on the facts found at Margam East Junction .

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Source of news: bbc.com