Safety digest 05/2025: Dean Forest Railway

Collision of train load with a footbridge on Dean Forest Railway, 14 August 2025.

• From: Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 26 November 2025

• Railway type: Heritage railways
• Report type: Safety digest
• Date of occurrence: 14 August 2025

RAIB safety digest 05/2025: Dean Forest Railway

Safety digests are a way of quickly sharing important safety messages when we have decided not to undertake a full investigation for any of the following reasons:

• the safety learning has already been covered by a previous recommendation or will be addressed by an ongoing investigation
• the safety learning mainly relates to compliance with existing rules, procedures or standards

Published 26 November 2025