Over the given period, the highest accident risks for passenger trains arose from potential collisions with road vehicles at level crossings. In the financial year 2022/23 there were ten potentially high risk accidents involving passenger trains, of which five were collision with vehicles at level crossings.
Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2022/2023, by accident type
Characteristic
Striking buffer stops
Collisions between trains
Collisions with road vehicles (at level crossing)
Collisions with road vehicles (not at level crossing)
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GOV.UK. (September 28, 2023). Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2022/2023, by accident type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2022/2023, by accident type." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2022/2023, by accident type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Potentially High Risk Train Accidents Involving Passenger Trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2022/2023, by Accident Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2022/2023, by accident type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2022/2023, by accident type [Graph], GOV.UK, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
