Defective freight train causes broken rails
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating how a freight train came to damage track between Pencoed and Llanharan in South Wales, including breaking…
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RAIB report on Eastleigh derailment in January 2020
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into the freight train derailment at Eastleigh, Hampshire, that caused widespread disruption on Tuesday 28…
Update on fatal accident at Surbiton
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has release further information about the recent fatal accident close to Surbiton station, following its initial enquiries. In the…
RAIB report on fatal accident at Eden Park station
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into an incident at Eden Park station, south-east London, on 26 February 2020, during which…
Runaway Pacer hits level crossing gates at Dereham, Norfolk.
One carriage from an ex-Northern Pacer, being delivered to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham, ran away while being unloaded from its road trailer and…
RAIB reports on freight wagon derailment at Clitheroe
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has issued its report into the runaway and derailment of a loaded cement wagon at Clitheroe, Lancashire, on 9 March…
Freight train derails and catches fire in South Wales
At around 23:15 on 26 August 2020, the 21:52 DB Cargo service from Robeston Oil Refinery, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Theale Oil Terminal, near Reading,…
Additional information on Stonehaven (Carmont) accident
An interim report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), released on 21 August 2020, contains some interesting additional detail not included in earlier reports….
Reactions to the fatal accident at Carmont
Following the fatal train crash near Stonehaven in Scotland, a number of people have either visited the scene or commented on their reaction to the…
RAIB issues first report into accident at Stonehaven
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its first report on the train crash at Carmont, near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in which three people died….