Near miss with a track worker at Teignmouth Boat Yard
Near miss with a track worker at Teignmouth Boat Yard, Devon, 14 February 2023.
FFCCTV image showing the trackworker (image courtesy of GWR).
At about 01:23 hrs on 14 February 2023, the driver of a passenger train travelling at around 55 mph (89 km/h) reported a near miss with a track worker on the down main line near to the railway access point at Teignmouth Boat Yard. The track worker had just placed a work site marker board on the line, which was still open to rail traffic. Both the driver and the track worker were shaken by the incident.
We have undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding this incident. Having assessed the evidence which has been gathered to date, we have decided to publish a safety digest.
The safety digest will be made available on our website in the near future.
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