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Media Statements

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Report 03/2024: Uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common London Underground station

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Report 12/2023: Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction

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Report 11/2023: Two trains in the same signal section at South Wingfield

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Report 09/2023: Near miss with two track workers at Penkridge

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Report 08/2023: Collision between two freight trains at Loversall Carr Junction

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Report 06/2023: Train overspeeding at Spital Junction, Peterborough

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Report 05/2023: Track worker struck by train near Chalfont & Latimer station

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Report 04/2023: Near miss at Farnborough North footpath level crossing

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Report 11/2022: Collision between a passenger train and a hand trolley at Challow

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Report 10/2022: Wrong side signalling failure and derailment at Dalwhinnie, Badenoch and Strathspey

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Report 09/2022: Collision between road-rail vehicles near Ramsden Bellhouse

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Report 05/2022: Track worker struck by a train near Surbiton station, south-west London

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Report 03/2022: Near miss at Coltishall Lane User Worked Level Crossing

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Report 02/2022: Passenger train derailment at Carmont, Aberdeenshire

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Report 01/2022: Derailment and fire involving a tanker train at Llangennech

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Report 08/2021: Trains overspeeding between Laurencekirk and Portlethen

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Report 03/2021: Track worker struck by train near Roade

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Report 01/2021: Person struck by a train at Eden Park station

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Report 15/2020: Near miss at Norwich Road level crossing

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Report 11/2020: Track workers struck by a train at Margam

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Report 10/2020: Signal passed at danger at Loughborough South Junction

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Report 09/2020: Fatal accident at Tyseley depot

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Report 08/2020: Collision between mobile elevating work platforms, Rochford, Essex

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Report 06/2020: Signal passed at stop and near miss, Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop, Manchester

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Report 03/2020: Class investigation into human performance in signalling operations

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Report 01/2020: Serious operational irregularity at Balham

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Report 17/2019: Loss of safety critical signalling data on the Cambrian Coast lines

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Report 16/2019: Near miss between a passenger train and lorry at Mucking AHB level crossing

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Report 12/2019: Near miss with track worker at Gatwick

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Report 07/2019: Fatal accident at Stoats Nest Junction

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Report 06/2019: Train travelling with doors open on the Jubilee line

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Report 04/2019: Near miss between a train and a track worker at Peterborough

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Report 02/2019: Self-detrainment of passengers onto lines that were still open to traffic and electrically live at Lewisham

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Report 01/2019: Runaway of a road-rail vehicle at Bradford Interchange

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Report 20/2018: Near miss with track workers and trolleys at South Hampstead, London

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Report 19/2018: Collision at London Waterloo

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Report 15/2018: Pushchair trapped in tram doors and dragged, Nottingham

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Report 12/2018: Collision at Frognal Farm User Worked Crossing

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Report 11/2018: Near miss with a group of track workers at Egmanton level crossing

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Report 08/2018: Collision at Stainforth Road level crossing

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Annual Report for 2017

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Report 04/2018: Freight train derailment at Lewisham, south-east London

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Report 03/2018: Trailer runaway near Hope, Derbyshire

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Report 02/2018: Child nearly falling through a missing toilet floor, South Devon Railway

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Report 18/2017: Overturning of a tram at Sandilands junction, Croydon

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Report 17/2017: Partial collapse of a wall onto open railway lines, Liverpool

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Report 15/2017: Serious irregularity at Cardiff East Junction

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Report 11/2017: Derailment and subsequent collision at Watford

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Report 07/2017: Track workers class investigation

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Report 04/2017: Hockham Road

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Report 02/2017: Plymouth

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Report 01/2017: Twyford

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Report 23/2016: Grimston Lane level crossing

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Interim report 01/2016: Sandilands Junction

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Report 22/2016: Lamington viaduct

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Report 21/2016: Barrow-upon-Soar

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Report 18/2016: Reading and Ruscombe Junction

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Report 13/2016: Logan

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Report 12/2016: Hayes & Harlington

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RAIB Annual report for 2015

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