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Train Collision with Car due to Signalling Error, RAIB Report Finds

A signalling error where the signaller forgot the level crossing gates were open was the cause of a passenger train collision with a car, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has found.

RAIB 3 Apr

The damaged ScotRail HST, viewed from outside and in, after it hit a tree near Broughty Ferry. RAIB.

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RAIB finds six calls reporting fallen tree went unanswered around time of Broughty Ferry crash

Rail Accident Investigation Branch publishes report into crash involving ScotRail HST in December 2023.

RAIB 23 Dec

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Opinon: Looking back at Abermule 1921 - a head-on collision on Cambrian single line that killed 17

Philip Haigh tells the story of another Cambrian line accident over a century ago.

Phil Haigh 20 Nov

Do not trespass sign on siding with train passing it at speed

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Trespass on the railway… and the challenging consequences

PHILIP HAIGH looks at how the railway is working to cut delays, by reducing the number of incidents when trains have to be halted because of railway trespass

Phil Haigh 16 Oct

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RAIB releases report into shunting accident

The Railway Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into an incident at St Philips Marsh depot in Bristol last year

RAIB 22 Jul

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Worthing train driver death prompts safety directives

Rail accident investigators have made a series of recommendations, following an incident when a train driver died after he got out of his cab and hit by a train

22 Feb

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High-tech vehicle inspections to cut worn tyre faults

Undetected worn locomotive and wagon tyres - a frequent cause of accidents, derailments and service delays - could soon be eliminated from the UK rail network.

17 May

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Freight train derails at Sheffield

Sixteen wagons derailed at Sheffield in early hours of November 11

11 Nov

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Stonehaven disaster: Three die in ScotRail landslip derailment

Britain lost its record 13-year period without a passenger death in a rail accident on August 12, when ScotRail’s 0638 Aberdeen-Glasgow Queen Street derailed

19 Aug

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National Rail Awards 2017: Outstanding Personal Contribution Life-changer:Stuart Connell Driver, Greater Anglia

Greater Anglia Driver Stuart Connell rewarded with Outstanding Personal Contribution Life-Changer award

22 Sept

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RAIB to issue safety digests

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) to issue safety digests into three accidents last month

7 Sept

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Railway reopens following Lewisham derailment

The railway between Hither Green and Lewisham was fully reopened today (January 30), six days after a GB Railfreight train carrying sand derailed.

30 Jan

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Croydon Tram speeding at 43.5mph in 12.5mph zone

Initial investigation shows tram that crashed killing seven people was more than three times over speed limit

16 Nov

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Balham victim hit head on signal gantry

Rail Accident Investigation Branch says Bluebell Railway volunteer Simon Brown died when he struck his head on a signal gantry near Balham on August 7.

1 Sept

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RAIB issues Paddington safety reminders after derailment

RAIB issued an urgent Safety Digest on August 18, following the derailment of a Class 165 diesel multiple unit at Paddington on June 16 (RAIL 804).

18 Aug

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RAIB investigates Twyford wheelchair accident

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating how a wheelchair user was hit by a freight train on the platform at Twyford station on April 7.

27 May

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