Transport Safety Investigations
Air, marine, and rail accident investigation reports from the UK's independent statutory investigation bodies. Reports identify causal factors and make safety recommendations to operators, regulators, and government.
13,026
Total Reports
11,337
AAIB (Air)
1,094
MAIB (Maritime)
595
RAIB (Rail)
Reports by Year
About These Bodies
AAIB Air Accidents Investigation Branch — independent civil aviation accident investigations
MAIB Marine Accident Investigation Branch — shipping and vessel accident investigations
RAIB Rail Accident Investigation Branch — railway accident and incident investigations
Common Topics (last 2 years)
Showing 51–100 of 595 reports from RAIB
Report 01/2024: Train striking debris at Yarnton
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Train striking debris at Yarnton near Hanborough, Oxfordshire, 10 February 2023.
Updating of RAIB report 02/2022, Carmont
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Updating of RAIB report: Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, 12 August 2020.
Report 14/2023: Freight train derailment at London Gateway
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Freight train derailment at London Gateway, Essex, 24 December 2021.
Safety digest 06/2023: Blackford-Gleneagles
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Trains overspeeding between Blackford and Gleneagles, Perth and Kinross, 15 July 2023.
Safety digest 05/2023: Wood Green and Melton Lane level crossing
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Overspeeding incidents at Wood Green, and Melton Lane level crossing, 11 and 12 June 2023.
Report 13/2023: Serious injury to a passenger alighting from a train at Loughborough Central station
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Serious injury to a passenger alighting from a train at Loughborough Central station, 14 January 2023.
Report 12/2023: Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction, Wiltshire, 31 October 2021.
Report 11/2023: Two trains in the same signal section at South Wingfield
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Two trains in the same signal section at South Wingfield, Derbyshire, 26 October 2022.
Report 10/2023: Freight train derailment at Petteril Bridge Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Freight train derailment at Petteril Bridge Junction, Carlisle, 19 October 2022.
Report 09/2023: Near miss with two track workers at Penkridge
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Near miss with two track workers at Penkridge, Staffordshire, 10 July 2022.
Report 08/2023: Collision between two freight trains at Loversall Carr Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between two freight trains at Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster, 5 July 2022.
Report 07/2023: Embankment washout under a passenger train at Haddiscoe
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Embankment washout under a passenger train at Haddiscoe, 30 January 2022.
Report 06/2023: Train overspeeding at Spital Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Train overspeeding at Spital Junction, Peterborough, 17 April 2022.
Report 13/2022: Buffer stop collision at Enfield Town station
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Buffer stop collision at Enfield Town station, 12 October 2021.
Safety digest 04/2023: Beeston Centre tram stop
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Passenger dragged at Beeston Centre tram stop, Nottingham, 22 February 2023.
Safety digest 03/2023: Teignmouth Boat Yard
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Near miss at Teignmouth Boat Yard, Devon, 14 February 2023.
Report 05/2023: Track worker struck by train near Chalfont & Latimer station
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Track worker struck by train near Chalfont & Latimer station, Buckinghamshire, 15 April 2022.
Report 04/2023: Near miss at Farnborough North footpath level crossing
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Near miss at Farnborough North footpath level crossing, 19 May 2022.
Safety digest 02/2023: Bulkington
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a near miss with track worker, Bulkington, Warwickshire, 15 November 2022.
Report 03/2023: Track damage between Pencoed and Llanharan
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Track damage between Pencoed and Llanharan, South Wales, 6 March 2021.
Report 17/2018: Extensive track damage between Ferryside and Llangennech
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Extensive track damage between Ferryside and Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, 30 October 2017.
Report 02/2023: Train driver struck by a train near West Worthing Middle Siding
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Train driver struck by a train near West Worthing Middle Siding, West Sussex, 1 February 2022.
Safety digest 01/2023: Highbury Vale
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into the derailment of a tram near Highbury Vale tram stop, Nottingham, 30 September 2022.
Safety digest 08/2022: Liverpool Street Station
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a runaway of an engineering train at London Liverpool Street station, 2 October 2022.
Report 14/2022: Fatal collision between a tram and a pedestrian at Cleveleys
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Fatal collision between a tram and a pedestrian at Cleveleys, Lancashire, 24 November 2021.
Safety digest 07/2022: Paddington
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a near miss with track workers at Paddington, London, 18 July 2022.
Safety digest 06/2022: Overspeeds in weather-related blanket emergency speed restrictions
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into overspeeds in weather-related blanket emergency speed restrictions on Western and Wales routes, 18 and 19 July 2022.
Report 12/2022: Collision between a train and agricultural equipment at Kisby user worked crossing
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a train and agricultural equipment at Kisby user worked crossing, Cambridgeshire, 19 August 2021.
Report 11/2022: Collision between a passenger train and a hand trolley at Challow
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a passenger train and a hand trolley at Challow, Oxfordshire, 21 October 2021.
Safety digest 05/2022: North London PTI events
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into passengers trapped in doors and dragged in north London, 23, 27 and 29 June 2022.
Report 10/2022: Wrong side signalling failure and derailment at Dalwhinnie
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Wrong side signalling failure and derailment at Dalwhinnie, Badenoch and Strathspey, 10 April 2021.
Safety digest 04/2022: Shudehill
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a passenger trapped by tram doors and dragged at Shudehill tram stop, Manchester, 27 May 2022.
Report 09/2022: Collision between road-rail vehicles near Ramsden Bellhouse
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between road-rail vehicles near Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex, 2 May 2021.
Report 08/2022: Collision between a tram and a cyclist, near Audenshaw tram stop
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a tram and a cyclist, near Audenshaw tram stop, Manchester, 1 September 2021.
Safety digest 03/2022: Balderton
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a train collision with fallen tree and derailment near Balderton, Cheshire, 26 November 2021.
Report 07/2022: Buffer stop collision at Kirkby, Merseyside
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Buffer stop collision at Kirkby, Merseyside, 13 March 2021.
Report 06/2022: Near miss between a rail grinding train and an empty passenger train at Sileby Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Near miss between a rail grinding train and an empty passenger train at Sileby Junction, Leicestershire, 5 May 2021.
Report 05/2022: Track worker struck by a train near Surbiton station
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Track worker struck by a train near Surbiton station, south-west London, 9 February 2021.
Safety digest 02/2022: Uphill Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a near miss with track workers and collision with a tree on the line at Uphill Junction, near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, 14 January 2022.
Report 04/2022: Runaway of a road-rail vehicle at Belle Isle Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Runaway of a road-rail vehicle at Belle Isle Junction, 16 May 2021.
Safety digest 01/2022: Wood Street station
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a passenger trapped in doors and dragged at Wood Street station, north-east London, 14 January 2022.
Report 03/2022: Near miss at Coltishall Lane User Worked Level Crossing
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
RAIB has today released its report into a near miss at Coltishall Lane User Worked Level Crossing, Norfolk, 21 January 2021.
Report 02/2022: Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire, 12 August 2020.
Interim report 01/2022: Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction, 31 October 2021.
Report 01/2022: Derailment and fire at Llangennech
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Derailment and fire involving a tanker train at Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, 26 August 2020.
Safety digest 08/2021: Grosmont
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a locomotive and a passenger train at Grosmont, 21 September 2021.
Report 09/2021: Runaway and derailment of wagons at Toton
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Runaway and derailment of wagons at Toton, Nottinghamshire, 17 January 2021.
Safety digest 07/2021: Forestry UWC
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Near miss at Forestry user worked crossing, Norfolk, 18 September 2021.
Safety digest 06/2021: Penistone
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a train and lorry stabiliser leg at Penistone, South Yorkshire, 27 August 2021.
Report 08/2021: Trains overspeeding between Laurencekirk and Portlethen
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Overspeeding between Laurencekirk and Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, 4 December 2020.