cars between two British Railways Mark 1 brake vans. The driver involved in this accident, Peter Allan, was prosecuted for being under the influence of alcohol, but acquitted after what was described by the Expert Witness Institute as an ambush defence. Mr Allan had consumed alcohol both before and after booking on duty, but the defence countered that he suffered from bronchitis and had in the past experienced severe coughing fits that had caused him to fall unconscious. 1992 accident A further accident, unrelated to the Morpeth curve, occurred on 13 November 1992, when a collision between two freight trains at Morpeth led to one fatality. A Class 56 locomotive ran into the back of a pipe train. The cab of the locomotive was crushed and the driver was killed. The accident occurred during engineering work and was the result of the locomotive driver and the signaller at Morpeth failing to come to a clear understanding concerning required movements. 1994 derailment On 27 June 1994 an express parcels train crashed at the curve. The locomotive and the majority of carriages overturned, without fatalities, but causing injury to the driver. As with the 1969 and 1984 accidents, the train had been travelling at . The Health and Safety Executive estimate that trains will overturn at above , and noted that "Morpeth 1994 was a very serious event, which could easily have been fatal". See also List of British rail accidents List of rail accidents (worldwide) References Further reading External links Official report into the 1969 accident at The Railways Archive Official report into the 1984 accident at The Railways Archive Railway accidents and incidents in Northumberland Railway accidents in 1969 Railway accidents in 1984 Railway accidents in 1992 Railway accidents in 1994 20th century in Northumberland Morpeth, Northumberland Accidents and incidents involving British Rail Lists of railway accidents and incidents in England Derailments in England 1984 disasters in the United Kingdom 1992 disasters in the United Kingdom 1969 disasters in the United Kingdom 1877 disasters in the United Kingdom 1994 disasters in the United Kingdom Railway accidents in 1877