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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 the Southern ...

16 Feb 2023 at 16:00

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 “effectively managed the ...

24 Oct 2023 at 16:12

Train driver told to go at normal speed just minutes before derailment – inquiry

The driver of a train that derailed after hitting a landslip was told it was “fine” to proceed at normal speed just minutes before the incident, an inquiry has heard. Train 1T08 crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a ...

28 Jan 2026 at 17:38

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 washed ...

10 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Driver did not realise Flying Scotsman was about to crash – report

The Flying Scotsman crashed into another train, leaving two people in hospital, as the driver did not know it was so close, a railway inspector has said. The 100-year-old steam locomotive crashed into a set of stationary Belmond’s Royal ...

05 Sept 2024 at 12:57

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 journey from ...

13 Oct 2022 at 13:51

Stonehaven death toll ‘would have been higher’ had train been full – inquiry

The number of people who died in the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire would have likely been “significantly higher” had the train been full, a fatal accident inquiry has been told. The 6.38am Aberdeen to Glasgow service ...

26 Jan 2026 at 16:45

Three killed in Stonehaven derailment suffered ‘unsurvivable injuries’ – inquiry

Three men killed in the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire after it hit debris washed onto the track by heavy rainfall suffered unsurvivable injuries, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has been told. The crash at Carmont ...

26 Jan 2026 at 13:08

Network Rail infrastructure management ‘ineffective’, derailment inquiry told

The transfer of safety-related information between Network Rail and its contractors was “ineffective” prior to the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has been told. The train crashed ...

27 Jan 2026 at 12:58

Inquiry told of victims’ last moments in fatal Stonehaven train crash

An inquiry into the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire has heard of the last moments of three people killed when the carriages scattered following impact with debris on the tracks. The train crashed at Carmont ...

27 Jan 2026 at 17:44

Signaller ‘compliant’ with rules in instructions to train crash driver, FAI told

A signaller who instructed a train driver to go at normal speed just minutes before it crashed into a landslip was “entirely compliant” with the rules in place at the time, an inquiry has heard. Train 1T08 ...

29 Jan 2026 at 15:58

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 ...

05 Nov 2024 at 12:42

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