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HISTORICAL FACTS: Rail accident investigation branch - Caught on Camera

UK Investigators Link Driver's Fatal Level Crossing Crash to Misleading Green Light, Lack of Safety Upgrades

The RAIB says a misleading green light, unclear crossing instructions and inadequate training contributed to the fatal collision between a train and a van in Kent.

International Business Times UK · Nov 10

Amazon driver 'misled' into path of 71mph train by confusing signals

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The Independent UK · Nov 9

Amazon driver's death at level crossing blamed on confusing green lights

The lights ‘almost certainly’ led Brandon Hatcher to believe it was safe to enter the crossing, investigation finds

The Independent UK · Nov 9

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‘Obvious risk of further tragedy’ at rail crossing type at which Amazon driver died, inquiry finds

Call for overhaul of manually operated level crossings after delivery worker was killed by passenger train in Kent

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9

Stonehaven train crash ‘will feel like yesterday’ to families, says union boss

Three people were killed and six injured when train 1T08 derailed at Carmont near Stonehaven in August 2020.

Evening Standard · Nov 4

Fatal train derailment could have been avoided, inquiry finds

Three people died after the train left the tracks

The Independent UK · Nov 4

Derailment could have been avoided if drain built correctly, sheriff finds

Train driver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury were all killed in the incident near Stonehaven in 2020.

Evening Standard · Nov 4

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New details released of train derailment at London's busiest railway station that sparked rail chaos

Safety findings after the incident when a London Overground train hit the buffers at Liverpool Street are to be published

Evening Standard · Nov 3

Travel misery in east London after freight train derails onto tracks

The incident happened in mid-afternoon when a GB Railfreight cargo train jumped the tracks.

Evening Standard · Oct 25

Railways do not appear fit for purpose, says woman injured in Bedford crash

Melanie Ross, 60, broke her leg in the incident in June.

Evening Standard · Oct 21

No need to ‘reinvestigate’ report into fatal rail derailment, says sheriff

An inquiry hearing heard there is no dispute around a Rail Accident Investigation Branch report into the crash in which three people died.

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

South Western train derailed at 85mph after hitting ‘hazardous’ piece of track

Unsupervised workers left a section of ‘redundant rail’ on the line, an accident report found

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Network Rail to face prosecution over deadly rail crash

Three people died after the derailment in August 2020.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Train driver hit and killed by passing train ‘may have left cab to urinate or smoke cigarette’

Michal Olesiak died on February 1 last year

Wales Online · Feb 16, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Driver killed by passing train ‘may have left cab to urinate or smoke cigarette’

Michal Olesiak died on February 1 last year while the Southern train he had been driving was at a siding near West Worthing station, West Sussex.

Manchester Evening News · Sep 20, 2022

Tram dragged trapped woman 40ft along Shudehill Metrolink platform with driver 'unaware'

A new report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch says the driver did not complete the final safety checks before moving off

Manchester Evening News · Aug 25, 2022

Child seriously hurt after being hit by tram might not have been aware it was coming because of 'unusual' position of crossing, report finds

'This was a deeply upsetting incident'

Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022

Fifteen passengers injured after high-speed train makes emergency stop

Police said 15 people had minor injuries and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch had been informed after the incident on the service from Newcastle to King's Cross

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Chronicle Live · Apr 17, 2022

Lumo train's emergency stop causes passenger panic and minor injuries

Police said 15 people were hurt

Chronicle Live · Mar 25, 2022

Two cranes used to move train three days after it derailed in Heaton

Luckily, no-one was injured when the TransPennine train derailed on Tuesday

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

Train which derailed at Heaton Depot in Newcastle to be removed from tracks by crane

Northern Rail have confirmed that the derailed train will be removed from the tracks but were unable to put a timeframe on the effort

Chronicle Live · Mar 22, 2022

Rail disruption latest: Everything we know so far after train derailed at Newcastle depot

An investigation has now been launched and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has been informed.

Chronicle Live · Mar 22, 2022

Investigation launched after train derails at Newcastle depot causing travel chaos

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch have been informed about the TransPennine Express train coming off the tracks in Heaton

Daily Record · Mar 10, 2022

Stonehaven rail crash victims might have survived on a more modern train, report finds

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has made 20 recommendations in its highly critical report into the incident at Stonehaven on August 12 2020.

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