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Lxinfo magazine - Accident investigation

United Kingdom: RAIB investigation reports

A full listing of the level crossing and other road vehicle incursions investigated by the United Kingdom’s independent Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) since it went live in 2005 is worthy of a reprise.

To access any of the investigation reports listed below, click on the link in the description of the event. Please note reports are listed in the order in which the reports were published rather than the data of the occurrence:

Date of report	Reference	Occurrence
06 03 06	01/2006	Tram, pedestrian collision at Staniforth Road, Sheffield on 27 October 2005
28 03 06	03/2006	Passenger-train collision with road vehicle at Swainsthorpe level crossing on 13 November 2005
16 06 06	06/2006	Serious injury to a cyclist at Scate Moor bridleway crossing on 08 January 2006
21 07 06	13/2006	The fatality at Barratt's Lane No1 footpath crossing on 21 November 2005
21 07 06	12/2006	Collision at Black Horse Drove Crossing, near Littleport, Cambridgeshire on 19 October 2005
11 12 06	23/2006	Investigation in station pedestrian crossings initiated by a fatality at Elsenham Station on 03 December 2005
26 04 07	09/2007	Train collision with a road vehicle at Bratts Blackhouse No 1 User Worked Crossing, near Sizewell, Suffolk on 22 May 2006
07 06 07	18/2007	Collision between a tram and road vehicle at New Swan Lane Level Crossing on Midland Metro on 8 June 2006
05 09 07	33/2007	Fatal collision between a Super Voyager train and a car on the line at Copmanthorpe on 25 September 2006
19 12 07	46/2007	Collision between a train and a road vehicle on Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway on 25
19 12 07	45/2007	Train/vehicle collision on Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway on 25 March 2007
24 04 08	10/2008	Collision between a train and tractor on crossing XL202 near Limavady Junction, Northern Ireland on 02 August 2007
02 07 08	14/2008	Collision with the gates at Lydney Town level crossing on 15 August 2007
23 12 08	27/2008	Accident at Moor Lane footpath level Crossing in Staines, Surrey on 16 April 2008
20 01 09	01/2009	Accident at West Lodge crossing on 22 January 2008
12 03 09	06/2009	Fatal accident at Morden Hall Park footpath crossing on 13 September 2008
30 03 09	09/2009	Fatal accident at Tackley station level crossing, Oxfordshire, 31 March 2008
03 06 09	13/2009	Investigation into safety at user worked crossings
11 06 09	14/2009	Near miss at Poplar Farm level crossing, Attleborough, Norfolk on 1 July 2008
28 07 09	20/2009	Near miss at Llanbadarn AOCL near Aberystwyth 21 October 2008
06 10 09	26/2009	Fatal accident at Wraysholme crossing, Flookburgh, Cumbria on 3 November 2008
19 11 09	32/2009	Double fatality at Bayles & Wylies Crossing, Bestwood, Nottingham 22 November 2008

In addition to publishing the above reports, RAIB has issued the following bulletins:

Date of report	Reference	Occurrence
07 01 09	01	Collision of Tram and double decker bus in September 2008
21 01 10	03	Passenger train collision with road vehicle at Broken Cross bridge between Salisbury and Grateley, 22 September 2009

The following incidents are currently subject to RAIB investigation. These investigations are sorted by the date of the occurrence in question. It is understood that the RAIB investigation into the fatal accident at Halkirk on September 29th, 2009 is considering wider issues associated with active open level crossings:

Date	Occurrence
06 05 09	Investigation into a fatal accident at Fairfield level crossing, Bedwyn, Wiltshire
05 08 09	Investigation into an accident at Norbreck on the Blackpool tramway
29 09 09	Investigation into a fatal accident at Halkirk level crossing, near Wick
19 12 09	Investigation into a near-miss at Victory level crossing, near Taunton
16 01 10	Investigation into a fatal accident on a level crossing at Moreton-on-Lugg, Herefordshire

(February 28th, 2010)

Europe: ERA details serious level crossing accidents since 1990

The European Rail Agency (ERA) has published details of the most serious rail accidents in Europe since 1990. In total the ERA analysis details 402 accidents involving the loss of five or more lives. Those at level crossings in which there were on-train fatalities included in the ERA analysis are:

European Rail Agency, source ERA

Date	Country	Location	Casualties
Date	Country	Location	Killed	Injured
23/06/1990	Poland	Suburb of Wroclaw	7	0
31/03/1991	Slovakia	Jesenske-Rimavska Sobota	6	0
19/06/1991	Greece	Corinth	8	0
28/07/1991	Portugal	Monte Lobos/ Carregal do Sal	5	0
07/01/1992	Hungary	Between Vámosgyörk and Hort	5	8
26/09/1992	Hungary	Agárd, Gárdony	16	0
18/10/1992	Poland	Chelmce	6	0
12/02/1993	Hungary	Between Bátaszék and Pörböly	10	12
01/08/1993	Romania	Ureasca	12	0
14/08/1993	Hungary	Between Makó & Makó-Újváros	6	0
17/02/1994	Portugal	São Marcos da Serra	6	2
30/04/1994	Portugal	Linha do Oeste at 101.71km	5	1
29/05/1994	Portugal	Linha da Póvoa at 39.91km	5	8
17/11/1994	Spain	Santa Fe / Gador	7	0
27/06/1995	Hungary	Between Győrszabadhegy & Nyúl	6	7
11/09/1995	Hungary	Sorkifalud	5	2
22/09/1995	France	Agde	5	0
26/01/1996	Romania	Near Tirgusor	12	0
26/02/1996	Hungary	Kutas	13	10
03/03/1996	Romania	Gavojdia	6	9
07/10/1996	Belgium	Berlaar	5	0
08/09/1997	France	Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh, Port-Sainte-Foy	13	18
27/05/1998	Hungary	Between Létavértes and Monostorpályi	5	0
19/09/1998	Norway	Gol	5	0
13/03/1999	Hungary	Between Tiszakécske & Lakitelek	5	1
22/06/1999	Sweden	Veka	5	0
27/07/1999	Poland	Owadow, Radom	5	1
01/03/2001	Spain	Aguilas / Lorca Sutulena	12	2
20/02/2002	Romania	Tecuci	7	8
02/10/2002	Portugal	Linha de Cascais at 0.69km (Lisboa)	6	0
02/12/2002	Poland	Malkinia	5	4
02/02/2003	France	Hesdin	5	0
08/05/2003	Hungary	Between Balatonszabadi and Sóstó, Siófok	33	7
24/06/2003	Romania	Stroiesti	5	4
07/05/2004	Spain	Hellin	5	0
06/11/2004	United Kingdom	Ufton Nervet	7	8
09/12/2004	Czech Republic	Vrahovice	5	3
12/02/2005	Belgium	Diepenbeek	5	0
26/05/2006	Slovakia	Between Drienovska Nova Ves and Licartovce	5	0
22/07.2007	Romania	Tirgovista	8	0
02/06/2008	France	Between Perrignier and Thonon Les Bains	7	3
14/08/2008	Hungary	Between Vamosgyork and Gyongyos	5	0
30/08/2008	Romania	Fetesti	5	0
21/02/2009	Slovakia	Polompka	12	20
14/08/2009	Romania	Lasi	13	3
01/09/2009	Portugal	Baião	5	2

(February 23rd, 2010)