Near miss with track workers near Orton sewer works, Bulkington
Near miss with track workers near Orton sewer works, Bulkington, Warwickshire, 15 November 2022.
The area of track in which the near miss occurred (courtesy of Network Rail).
At about 01:39 hrs on 15 November 2022, the driver of a passenger train travelling at around 125 mph (201 km/h) reported a near miss with track workers near to Bulkington, approximately 4 miles south of Nuneaton. The track workers involved were engaged in clearing ballast in preparation for delivery of new rail. The railway lines which they were working on were blocked to service trains and they were using a separated safe system of work to keep them away from the open line on which the train was approaching.
We have undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding this incident. Having assessed the evidence which has been gathered to date, we have decided to publish a safety digest.
The safety digest will be made available on our website in the near future.
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