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Serious injury to a train driver during shunting at Carstairs station
Investigation into a serious injury to a train driver during a shunting operation at Carstairs station, South Lanarkshire, 28 April 2026.
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Train overspeeding at Trowell
Investigation into a train overspeeding at Trowell, Nottinghamshire, 4 May 2026.
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Report 06/2026: Collision between a passenger train and an agricultural trailer at Nordan Farm user worked crossing
RAIB has today released its report into a collision between a passenger train and an agricultural trailer at Nordan Farm user worked crossing, near Leominster, Herefordshire, 22 May 2025.
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Report 05/2026: Pedestrian struck by a train at Pewsey footpath crossing
RAIB has today released its report into a pedestrian struck by a train at Pewsey footpath crossing, Pewsey, Wiltshire, 26 February 2025.
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Safety digest 05/2026: Grantham South Junction
RAIB has today released its safety digest into overspeeding at Grantham South Junction, 26 September 2025.
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Tram derailment at Piccadilly tram stop
Investigation into the derailment of a tram at Piccadilly tram stop, Manchester, 5 April 2026.
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