He had stopped his train at the next signal post telephone to report a signals problem to Waterloo Control when it was hit from behind at a speed of about 40 mph by the late-running 0614 from Poole running under false'clear' signals.
He had stopped his train at the next signal post telephone to report that his train had passed a red signal to the signalman at Clapham Junction'A' signal box. As the driver hung up the phone his train was hit from behind at a speed of about 40 mph by the late-running 0614 from Poole running under false'clear' signals.