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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

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 Questions on Thursday, he ...

10 Mar 2022 at 14:55

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 which had been ...

10 Mar 2022 at 18:25

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 when the wheels of a ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:55

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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 ...

07 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Train smashed into trolley at 123mph

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 ...

13 Oct 2022 at 13:51

Passengers thrown from seats on train driven ’50mph above speed limit’

Passengers were thrown from their seats and hit by falling luggage on a train being driven at 50mph above the speed limit, investigators said. The Lumo service passed over three sets of points near Peterborough station ...

11 May 2022 at 14:55

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

24 Oct 2023 at 16:12

Investigation launched into Flying Scotsman crash which left two people injured

A investigation has been launched into the Flying Scotsman crash which left two people in hospital. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the crash happened at about 7mph and injured “a ...

16 Oct 2023 at 11:43

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