British rail company Thames Trains has pleaded guilty to breaking health and safety laws in relation to a crash in London four years ago in which 31 people died.
The company - a unit of British transport group Go Ahead Group - is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive over the October 1999 Paddington disaster.
Thames Trains pleaded guilty to two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at London's Bow Street Magistrates' Court.
One charge related to breaching the safety of employees and the other to the safety of passengers.
The case was sent to the Old Bailey for sentencing.
PA
