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Major railway incidents

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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

23 Jun 1999  -

  Report into the train accident at Winsford South Junction

19 Sep 1997  -

  Southall East Junction at 13.15

8 Aug 1996  -

  Railway Accident at Watford South Junction