Gareth Delbridge, 64, and Michael “Spike” Lewis, 58, were struck and killed by a train at Margam, near Port Talbot, after the company failed to put in place proper measures to protect workers, with no long-distance lookout in place.
In a statement issued through the law firm Hugh James, they said: “On July 3 2019 Gareth Delbridge and Michael Lewis lost their lives in an instant, leaving an irreplaceable void in their families and among those who knew them.
The families of Mr Delbridge and Mr Lewis paid tribute to their lost loved ones, saying the “tragedy must never be repeated” and blamed their employer for failing to protect them.
The families of two men who “lost their lives in an instant” after being hit by a train while working on the tracks in South Wales have said the tragedy must never be repeated.
Network Rail was fined almost £4 million at Swansea Crown Court on Friday after the deaths of the two track workers in July 2019.
