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The Latest Breaking News from Rail Accident Investigation Branch

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

Network Rail to face prosecution over deadly rail crash

Three people died after the derailment in August 2020.

The Independent UK

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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

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'

Manchester Evening News

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

Police said 15 people were hurt

Chronicle Live

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

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

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

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

Chronicle Live

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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