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Union says train safety concerns were raised years before Stonehaven crash

A union has said it raised safety concerns about the model of train involved in the Stonehaven rail crash years before the fatal accident took place. The Aslef train drivers’ union said its concerns about the High Speed Train (HST) rolling stock ...

11 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Union calls for high-speed trains to be withdrawn in wake of Stonehaven crash

A union is calling on the rail regulator to withdraw all high-speed trains from service for safety checks after a report into the Stonehaven rail crash highlighted corrosion issues. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report into the ...

14 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Stonehaven rail crash: Tragedy was caused by Network Rail and Carillion failures

Failings by Network Rail and collapsed outsourcing giant Carillion caused the Stonehaven rail crash, an investigation has found. Errors in the construction of a drainage system by the construction firm meant it was unable to cope with heavy ...

10 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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Family of man killed by Edinburgh tram demand answers three years on

The family of a man who was killed by a tram in Edinburgh have said they are “at their wits’ end” after waiting more than three years for answers. Carlos Palacio, 53, was struck as he crossed tram tracks in the city’s Saughton area on ...

07 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Network Rail to face prosecution over deadly rail crash

Network Rail faces prosecution over a train crash which killed three people. Train driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died in the smash near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, ...

22 Aug 2023 at 12:44

Inquiry into pensioner’s level crossing death reopened due to ‘new evidence’

An investigation into the death of an elderly woman who was struck by a train on a level crossing has been reopened. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said “new evidence has been made available” since it published its ...

15 Aug 2023 at 14:19

Driver killed by passing train ‘may have left cab to urinate or smoke cigarette’

A train driver struck and killed by a passing train may have left his cab to urinate or smoke a cigarette, an investigation has found. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said Michal Olesiak died on February 1 last ...

16 Feb 2023 at 16:00

Woman killed at crossing Network Rail knew posed ‘unacceptable’ risk – report

An elderly woman was struck and killed by a train at a level crossing which Network Rail knew posed an “unacceptable” risk, an investigation has found. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said in a report that ...

14 Feb 2023 at 15:59

Driver failed to brake early enough before Salisbury train crash, report says

A train driver involved in a crash which injured 14 people did not apply the brakes early enough before encountering a red signal, a report has found. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said Network Rail had ...

24 Oct 2023 at 16:12

Driver ‘tested positive for cocaine’ after crashing train through station buffers

The driver of a train which crashed through buffers at a station tested positive for cocaine, investigators said. Around 75 passengers were on board the London Overground train when the accident happened at Enfield ...

06 Jul 2023 at 12:40

Train safety system failed before fatal crash, investigators say

An automated system that helps train wheels grip tracks failed on a train involved in a fatal crash in mid-Wales on October 21, investigators said. Hoses fitted to the Transport for Wales (TfW) train to discharge ...

05 Nov 2024 at 12:42

Baby suffered head injury when pram rolled into 35mph train – report

A two-month-old baby suffered a head injury when their pram rolled into the side of a train travelling at 35mph, a report has revealed. The collision caused the pram to tip over, resulting in the infant falling ...

07 Nov 2024 at 16:16

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