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Track damage between Pencoed and Llanharan
News story
Track damage between Pencoed and Llanharan, South Wales, 6 March 2021.
Safety digest 02/2021: Beattock
Independent report
Overspeed through an emergency speed restriction near Beattock, Dumfries and Galloway, 20 December 2020.
Buffer stop collision at Kirkby station
News story
Investigation into a buffer stop collision at Kirkby station, Merseyside, 13 March 2021.
Near miss with a track worker at Llandegai tunnel, Gwynedd, 13 February 2021.
Safety digest 01/2021: Dereham
Independent report
Runaway and near miss at Dereham station, Mid-Norfolk Railway, 10 December 2020.
Report 02/2021: Freight train derailment at Eastleigh
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RAIB has today released its report into a freight train derailment at Eastleigh, Hampshire, 28 January 2020.
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- Track damage between Pencoed and Llanharan
- Safety digest 02/2021: Beattock
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