The rail crash was Belgium's worst train disaster in a quarter century.

On 22 October 1979 a rail crash occurred after a warning signal was ignored resulting in the death of five people and 50 injuries.

On 7 June 1865 it was the site of a rail crash which killed 13 and injured 30.

With rescue efforts virtually ended after Germany's worst rail crash in more than 50 years, officials said today that the death toll stood at 96.

It was the site of a major rail crash in 1989.

It is the site of a serious rail crash which occurred in 1952 killing 112 people.

It was Europe's worst rail crash in more than 20 years.

There was a fatal rail crash at Hatfield in 2000, which brought track maintenance deficiencies to public attention.

In 1928 it was the site of a rail crash in which two trains collided, killing 25 people.

On 17 October 2000, a major rail crash took place in Hatfield.