An investigation has revealed a "near miss" occurred in Harpenden just days prior to an accident in which a track worker was killed nearby.
The incident took place at around 11.41pm on Saturday, March 7, where a passenger train operated by Govia Thameslink Railway almost struck a track worker in Harpenden.
According to a report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, the train was travelling at 62mph on the Down Fast Line when the "near miss" occurred.
Forward-facing CCTV from the train shows that, as it approached, the engineering supervisor was walking on the Down Fast line, which remained open to traffic.
The supervisor became aware of the approaching train and jumped clear of the line approximately one second before it passed them.
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A report by the authority added: "The track worker involved was an engineering supervisor who had entered the railway from their designated access point, adjacent to the Down Fast line, to place work site marker boards on the Up and Down Slow lines.
"Both these lines had been blocked to rail traffic as part of an overnight possession between Radlett Junction and Flitwick Junction."
Nearby, on March 15, a train operated by East Midlands Railway struck and fatally injured a Network Rail employee on the Midland Main Line between Radlett Junction and Elstree & Borehamwood station.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched a separate inquiry into this incident.
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