faulty points in Cumbria in North-West England. One elderly woman dies in hospital as a result of her injuries. June 5 – Kerang train crash: Eleven people die in a level crossing collision near Kerang, Victoria, Australia. June 12 – A train on the Atlantic Coast Line in Cornwall collides with a car at Chapel level crossing, on the outskirts of Newquay. July 15 – In Shanghai, platform-edge doors cause a fatal accident. when a man tries to force his way onto a crowded train at the station for the Shanghai Indoor Stadium, but failes. When the doors close, he is trapped between the platform doors and the train, leading to his death. August 1 – The Benaleka train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo kills over 100. December 19 – Mehrabpur train derailment occurs near Mehrabpur in Pakistan killing 40. Deaths February deaths February 23 – Robert W. Richardson, American railroad historian, dies (b. 1910). August deaths August 9 – Walter Rich, Chairman of Delaware Otsego Corporation, New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad and Central New York Railroad (b. 1946). December deaths December 24 – George Warrington, president of Amtrak 1998–2002, executive director of New Jersey Transit 2002-2007 (b. 1952). Industry awards Japan Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club 2007 Blue Ribbon Award: Toyama Light Rail 0600 series "Portram" 2007 Laurel Prize: JR East E233 series EMU and Nishi-Nippon Railroad 3000 series EMU North America 2007 E. H. Harriman Awards Awards presented by Railway Age magazine 2007 Railroader of the Year: Bill Wimmer (UP) 2007 Regional Railroad of the Year: South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) 2007 Short Line Railroad of the Year: RJ Corman West Virginia Lines United Kingdom Train Operator of the Year 2007: Eurostar References