Huntingdon train attack driver had ’10 seconds’ to change line

Jurors heard Johnson “could hear banging and screaming” on the cab door, and he said: “It was incredibly loud, and people were begging for me to open the door as well.”

Johnson explained that he had to remain in his seat, adding: “My mind was completely focused on one thing and that was to get the train to Huntingdon.”

When the train pulled into Huntingdon at 19:44 GMT, the court heard he had to override the system to open the doors because it was “not a programmed stop for us”, taking about 15 seconds.

He said he saw passengers on the platform and “they didn’t just run, they sprinted like I’d never seen before”.

The court heard that throughout the incident, Johnson never had sight of Williams.