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A passenger train travelling at 123mph smashed into an industrial trolley left on the tracks during maintenance work. The incident involved a Great Western Railway service as it sped through Challow, Oxfordshire, on its journey from London ...

13 Oct 2022 at 13:51

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 year while ...

16 Feb 2023 at 16:00

Scotland

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

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 not ...

24 Oct 2023 at 16:12

Stonehaven rail crash: Older trains will be examined for safety – Gilruth

A steering group has been set up to examine the safety of older trains on Scotland’s railways, following the publication of a report into the Stonehaven rail crash. While the crash was caused by the train hitting gravel ...

10 Mar 2022 at 18:25

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 sand ...

05 Nov 2024 at 12:42

Stonehaven rail crash: Accident shames Network Rail, says Anas Sarwar

The report into the Stonehaven rail crash should “shame” Network Rail and raises questions for Abellio and the Scottish Government, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said. Raising the issue at First Minister’s ...

10 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Salisbury train crash: Clearance of leaves delayed by engineering work

Crushed leaves suspected of causing a crash between two passenger trains were not cleared because of engineering work, an investigation has found. Thirteen passengers and one driver required hospital treatment ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:55

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 ...

07 Nov 2024 at 16:16

RMT calls for action on safety measures on anniversary of fatal derailment

A rail union is calling for safety recommendations made following a train derailment to be implemented in full. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) warned of an increasing risk of another ...

11 Aug 2023 at 11:37

Warning about tree was not passed on to train driver before 84mph crash – report

A warning about a fallen tree on a railway line made 12 minutes before it was hit by a train at 84mph was not passed on to the driver, an investigation has found. The driver’s cab of the ScotRail ...

23 Dec 2024 at 11:50

Scotland

Investigation opens after two railway workers struck by wagon

An investigation has been opened into an incident that led to two railway workers being stuck by a wagon. A wagon being propelled by a rail-mounted crane near Port Glasgow station in Inverclyde ...

10 Apr 2025 at 12:31

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