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Near miss with track workers at Penkridge
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Investigation into a near miss with track workers at Penkridge, Staffordshire, 11 July 2022.
RAIB has today released its report into a buffer stop collision at Kirkby, Merseyside, 13 March 2021.
Near miss with track workers at Paddington Subway Junction, west London, 18 July 2022.
Overspeeds in weather-related Blanket Emergency Speed Restrictions on Western and Wales routes, 18 and 19 July 2022.
Signal passed at danger and collision between freight trains near to Loversall Carr Junction
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Investigation into a signal passed at danger and collision between freight trains near to Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster, 5 July 2022.
Trap and drag incidents on London Overground
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Trap and drag incidents on London Overground, 23, 27 and 29 June 2022.
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