Flying Scotsman vs Royal Scotsman: Donald, where’s your tender!
Who put that train there? The investigation into the Flying Scotsman’s rough wooing of the Royal Scotsman has determined the causes. An unsighted driver, the lack of a…
UK watchdog says seasonal factors significant in Salisbury crash
Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its findings and recommendations regarding the serious collision between two passenger trains near Salisbury in southwest England almost exactly two…
Investigation into Flying Scotsman collision at Aviemore Station
Britain’s official safety watchdog, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), has launched a full scale investigation into an incident last month involving the world-renowned steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman.…
Analysis
Will Network Rail face more severe punishment over Carmont crash?
Three years have passed since the tragedy that unfolded near Stonehaven when an Aberdeen to Glasgow train derailed after striking a landslide at Carmont. Three lives were tragically…
Lumo lunge through Peterborough could have been disastrous says watchdog
The UK safety watchdog, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, has released a scathing report into a train overspeeding at Spital Junction, just north of Peterborough station, just over…
UK safety watchdog unimpressed by London Underground “fire” evacuation
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), the statutory safety body in the UK, is investigating the uncontrolled evacuation of a train at Clapham Common Underground station in early…
Network Rail faces legal action over Scottish deaths
Network Rail is expected to be prosecuted over shortcomings that resulted in a fatal train crash in Scotland. The British infrastructure management agency, which is responsible for the…