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Collision between RRVs at Ramsden Bellhouse
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Investigation into a collision between two road rail vehicles at Ramsden Bellhouse, between Billericay and Wickford, Essex on 2 May 2021.
Derailment at Dalwhinnie
News story
Investigation into a derailment as a result of a signalling system fault at Dalwhinnie, Scottish Highlands, 10 April 2021.
Preliminary examination into a collision at Smiths Lower Cefn user-worked crossing, near Welshpool, on 22 June 2020.
RAIB: Annual Report 2020 (published 2021)
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Rail Accident Investigation Branch report for the operational period ending 31 December 2020.
Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire, 12 August 2020.
Track damage between Pencoed and Llanharan
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Track damage between Pencoed and Llanharan, South Wales, 6 March 2021.
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Rail Accident Investigation Branch Derby
Stores Road
Derby
DE21 4BA
United Kingdom
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01332 253300
Rail Accident Investigation Branch Farnborough
Berkshire Copse Road
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 2HP (Satnav GU11 2HH)
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01932 440000
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