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June 24, 2026 | Main line

Initial details of Bedford collision released

Investigators from Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) say that one train ran into the other at 79km/h.

June 22, 2026 | Main line

Driver killed in collision on British mainline

Two passenger trains crash in Bedford, southern England, leaving around 100 injured.

May 1, 2025 | Main line

Faults found on train involved in fatal Welsh collision

Report by Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch identifies electrical failures and blocked sanding hoses.

November 5, 2024 | News

Sanding system not working on train involved in fatal Welsh collision

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued an update on its continuing investigation into the accident on October 21 in which one passenger died.

October 23, 2024 | Main line

Head-on collision in Wales kills one passenger

Poor rail adhesion has been cited as a possible cause of the fatal collision.

September 11, 2023 | Infrastructure

Network Rail fined £6.7m over fatal Scottish derailment

Three fatalities in accident at Carmont near Stonehaven in August 2020.

March 10, 2022 | Europe

Drainage system at fault in fatal Scottish derailment

Debris struck by a train that caused fatal accident at Carmont was a result of changes to a drainage system made by Carillion which were not audited.

February 22, 2022 | Infrastructure

Contamination found on track following Salisbury collision

No railhead treatment train had passed the accident site for 32 hours.

April 19, 2021 | Infrastructure

Drainage gravel washout identified as cause of fatal Carmont derailment

The cause was identified in the RAIB’s interim report.

September 8, 2020 | Europe

Network Rail begins work to remove derailed train in Scotland

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has begun work to reopen the railway near Stonehaven, Scotland, following a fatal derailment on August 12 which killed three people.

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