Rail Accident Investigation Branch news
News about the UK's Rail Accident Investigation Branch, from Rail Business UK.
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Rail Business UKUK rail accident investigation body issues warning over reliance on remote condition monitoring technology
UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has issued urgent advice asking Network Rail to consider the risk of remote monitoring sensors on earthworks being overwhelmed during extreme weather.
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Rail Business UKTalerddig collision DMU had blocked sanding hoses, says RAIB
UK: The sanding hoses on the leading vehicle of the Transport for Wales Class 158 diesel multiple-unit which passed through the passing loop at Talerddig and collided with an oncoming train were blocked and unable to discharge sand, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has said. In ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground train evacuation report makes three recommendations
UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch makes three recommendations to London Underground in its report into the uncontrolled evacuation of a train at Clapham Common station. On May 5 2023 a Northern Line train came to a stand with two cars inside the tunnel and four cars ...
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Rail Business UKRisk management and luggage recommendations in report into Lumo overspeed incident
UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch makes recommendations covering junction risk management and luggage safety in its report into an incident when a Lumo train passed over points north of Peterborough station at excessive speed. This led to some passengers being thrown from their seats and luggage ...
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Rail Business UKSix themes to the work of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch
UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch says six recurring safety themes ran through the operational and investigative activity undertaken during 2022. These were: the safety of track workers; railway operations; management of bad weather; safety of people getting on and off trains; safety at level ...
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Rail Business UKRail Accident Investigation Branch publishes Carmont derailment report
UK: Network Rail and its contractors come in for criticism in the Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s report into the fatal derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven. In its report published on March 10, RAIB focuses on the processes put in place to manage drainage at the site. ...
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Rail Business UKNext RAIB Chief Inspector named
UK: Andrew Hall has been named the next Chief Inspector of Rail Accidents, and will succeed Simon French when he retires on March 31 after nearly 18 years at the Rail Accident Investigation Branch. A chartered electrical engineer, Hall has worked at RAIB since 2004 and ...
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Rail Business UKWheelslide likely cause of Salisbury collision, finds RAIB
UK: Wheelslide, ‘almost certainly a result of low adhesion’, was the most likely cause of a collision between Great Western Railway and South Western Railway diesel multiple-units at Fisherton Tunnel in Salisbury on October 31, according to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch.
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Rail Business UKRAIB publishes annual report
UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has published its annual report for 2020, when it received 457 notifications which led to 38 preliminary examinations of evidence and 14 investigations which will be published as detailed reports and six as safety digests. RAIB also published 16 full ...
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Rail Business UKInvestigation into human performance in signalling operations published
UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has published the results of an investigation into human performance during signalling operations, looking at what affects decisions made by signallers and the systemic factors which may influence them. The investigation examined five categories of incident: user worked crossing irregularities; ...