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Investigation into the collision between a passenger train and an engineering trolley at Challow, 21 October 2021.
RAIB has today released its report into trains overspeeding between Laurencekirk and Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, 4 December 2020.
Investigation into a collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction, Wiltshire, 31 October 2021
Buffer stop collision at Enfield Town
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Investigation into a collision between a passenger train and a buffer stop at Enfield Town, 12 October 2021.
Near miss at Forestry user worked crossing
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Near miss at Forestry user worked crossing, Norfolk, 18 September 2021.
RAIB has today released its report into a freight train derailment at Sheffield station, 11 November 2020.
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