Train attack driver had '10 seconds' to change line
Summary
Train driver Andrew Johnson told a jury that he had about 10 seconds to move his train onto a slower track after hearing a report of a stabbing. He said he directed the London-bound train to Huntingdon, where it stopped during the attack on 1 November last year.Key Facts
- Johnson was driving an LNER service from London when it stopped at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
- He testified that the train was travelling at 122 mph when an alarm indicated someone was trying to open a passenger door.
- Johnson said he heard someone report over the intercom that a knifeman was stabbing people.
- He said he chose to switch to the slow line and asked a signaller to get the train to Huntingdon and contact police.
- The train arrived at Huntingdon at 19:44 GMT, and Johnson had to override the system to open its doors because the station was not a scheduled stop.
- Anthony Williams, 33, denies 10 attempted-murder charges relating to the train attack and four more charges relating to earlier alleged attacks in Peterborough and London.
- The court has heard that whether Williams carried out the attacks is not in question; jurors must decide whether he intended to kill.
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