Editing Potters Bar (section)

=== Train accidents ===
There have been three [[Potters Bar rail accidents|railway accidents at Potters Bar]] marked by fatalities. In 1899, the [[Henry Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford|Earl of Strafford]] was killed at the station when, according to witnesses, he appeared to step out in front of an express train.<ref name="times1">{{Cite newspaper The Times|title=The Death of Lord Strafford|date=19 May 1899|page=8|issue=35833}}</ref> In [[Potters Bar rail accidents#1946|1946]], signals were passed at danger causing derailment and the death of two passengers. In [[Potters Bar rail accidents#2002|2002]], while passing through the station, a northbound train [[Derailment|derailed]] at high speed, killing seven and injuring 76.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-10-18 |title=Rail crash officials will not face manslaughter charges |url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/oct/18/pottersbar.transport |access-date=25 March 2010 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=}}</ref> In the aftermath of the tragedy, private maintenance firms were accused of neglecting training and safety, and in 2003, [[Network Rail]] announced it was taking all track maintenance in-house.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 October 2003 |title=Network Rail takes repairs in-house |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3209609.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>