Heavy-rail - Accident Reports

Near miss between a train and heavy goods vehicle near Craven Arms, Shropshire, 22 July 2024.

Track worker near miss incidents at Camden Junction South, London, 28 February 2017.

Fatal accident at Stoats Nest Junction, Purley, 6 November 2018.

Derailment of a Docklands Light Railway train near Deptford Bridge station, London, 4 April 2008.

Location: 50 miles west of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Fatal accident at James Street station, Liverpool, 22 October 2011.

Near miss with a group of track workers at Egmanton level crossing, Nottinghamshire, 5 October 2017.

Location: Bay of Biscay

Extensive track damage between Ferryside and Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, 30 October 2017.

Passenger accident at Brentwood station, Essex, 28 January 2011.

Location: Port of Milford Haven, Wales.

Dangerous occurrence at Lindridge Farm user worked crossing, near Bagworth, Leicestershire, 22 March 2012.

Passengers struck by a flying cable at Abergavenny (Y Fenni) station, 28 July 2017.

Fatal accident involving a track worker at Saxilby, near Lincoln, 4 December 2012.

Accidents involving a wheelchair rolling onto the track at Southend Central, 28 August 2013; and a pushchair rolling onto the track at Whyteleafe, 18 September 2013.

Location: Braefoot Bay Terminal, Fife, Scotland.

Buffer stop collision at Kirkby, Merseyside, 13 March 2021.

Location: The Downs, off Deal, Kent, England.

Collision between a train and a car at Beech Hill level crossing, near Finningley, 4 December 2012.

Derailment of freight train at Angerstein Junction, 2 April 2014.