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Investigation into a near miss with a member of operational staff at Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, 19 December 2020.
Investigation into trains exceeding an emergency speed restriction between Laurencekirk and Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, 4 December 2020.
Runaway at Dereham Station
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Runaway at Dereham Station, Mid Norfolk Railway, 10 December 2020.
RAIB has today released its report into a runaway and derailment of a wagon at Clitheroe, Lancashire, 9 March 2020.
Safety digest 08/2020: Bognor Regis
Independent report
Passenger train derailment at Bognor Regis station, West Sussex, 22 October 2020.
Report 15/2020: Near miss between a passenger train and cars at Norwich Road level crossing
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RAIB has today released its report into a near miss between a passenger train and cars at Norwich Road level crossing, New Rackheath, Norfolk, 24 November 2019.
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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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