Rail Safety

Ukrainian railway delegates at Rail Live 2024

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Rail Live 2025: The agenda and subjects for day two’s seminar theatres

The agenda for Rail Live's seminar theatres includes talking points about a host of pressing industry concerns, with insights from attending experts.

Engineering 3 Jun

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Derailment caused by train hitting piece of rail left on track

A passenger train derailed near Walton-on-Thames in Surrey after striking a section of redundant rail left on the track, according to a report released today by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).

RAIB 17 Feb

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Network Rail fined £3.75 million for South Wales track worker deaths

Network Rail has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety and welfare of its workers and fined £3.75 million over the deaths of two railway workers at Margam in South Wales in 2019.

Network Rail 14 Feb

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RAIB releases report into Stratford Station passenger fatality

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into the tragic death of a passenger at Stratford Underground station on December 26 2023.

RAIB 16 Jan

Freight Train derailment in Audenshaw. RAIB.

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RAIB issues safety advice after freight train derailment

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued an urgent safety advice notice regarding bridges with longitudinal timber systems after initial analysis from RAIB identified that it could be the cause of a derailment in Greater Manchester in September.

RAIB 25 Oct

Grand Central Train passes through Spital Junction, Peterborough, 23 May 2023. RAIB.

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RAIB warns that lessons have not been learnt as it releases overspeeding report at Spital Junction

A recent investigation by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) into a train overspeeding incident at Spital Junction, near Peterborough, has highlighted significant safety concerns.

RAIB 16 Sept