Major railway incidents

Below is a brief synopsis of both major and historical rail incidents. Within the pages you will also find accompanying relevant reports, outcomes and recommendations.

Date Incident

23 Feb 2007

 Grayrigg derailment

26 Oct 2005

 Merseyrail derailment

6 Nov 2004

 Derailment at Ufton level crossing

25 Jan 2003

 LUL Chancery Lane derailment 

24 Nov 2002

 Derailment of First Great Western high speed train at Southall East

10 May 2002

 Potters Bar

17 Oct 2000

 Hatfield train derailment 

5 Oct 1999

 Ladbroke Grove 

Historical incidents

Date Incident

30 Jun 2005

 Level Crossing incident at Rawcliffe Bridge near Goole, East Yorkshire 

11 May 2004

 White City train derailment

15 Feb 2004

 Tebay railway incident 

17 Oct 2003

 Derailments on London Underground at Camden Town and Hammersmith

30 Jun 2003

 Derailment of Gatwick Express Train near Redhill, Surrey

28 Feb 2001

 Great Heck - Selby

23 Jun 1999

 Report into the train accident at Winsford South Junction

19 Sep 1997

 Southall rail accident

8 Aug 1996

 Railway Accident at Watford South Junction

Last updated: 16 September 2008

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