Investigations

Fifty years ago, 43 people lost their lives in the Moorgate Tube crash. Mike Lewis was at the station that morning, and vividly remembers the scenes.

Recently retired HM Chief Inspector of Railways Ian Prosser discusses the approach to railway safety and the role of Great British Railways with Tony Streeter.

Greg Morse considers the causes and consequences of this tragic rail crash from November 2004.

Twenty-five years ago, two passenger trains collided at Ladbroke Grove. The consequences for rail safety are still being felt today, as Paul Clifton explains.

After 17 years as a rail accident investigator, SIMON FRENCH reflects on the causes and effects of accidents

The derailment at Stonehaven has put the condition of earthworks into sharp focus. GARETH DENNIS examines how weather can have an impact on earthwork resilience

PAUL STEPHEN recalls the day when a derailed freight train caught fire in Summit Tunnel, which has recently chalked up 175 years of continuous use

In March 1996, a postal worker lost his life and 19 colleagues were injured when a freight train partially derailed at Rickerscote. PAUL STEPHEN looks back

25 years on from one of the biggest buffer stop collisions, PAUL STEPHEN remembers the Cannon Street station rail crash

STEFANIE BROWNE turns the spotlight on the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, which has just completed ten years of working to make the railways safer