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.…
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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…
Safety of track workers still a matter of concern in the UK
The safety of people who work on the track continues to be a matter of considerable concern, writes the UK Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in its latest…
UK Lumo train went over three times the speed limit
A Lumo train travelled at more than three times the maximum speed as it passed Peterborough station last month, according to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). Some…
Union: take all ScotRail high-speed trains out of service for safety checks
British union TSSA demands that all ScotRail’s high-speed trains are taken out of service to check for corrosion issues following a report on the derailment at Carmont near…
Incorrectly constructed drain caused Stonehaven derailment, report finds
The drainage system at the Carmot accident site in Scotland, where on the morning of August 2020 a train derailment happened that left three dead, was not constructed…
Investigation report: nine recommendations for safer track works Network Rail
The British Rail Accident Investigation Branch released its report on the track workers that were struck by a train at Margam, Neath Port Talbot, on the 3rd of…