Research and statistics

RAIB has today released its safety digest into a near miss near Nottingham station, 1 January 2024.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Updated: 24 April 2024

• Near miss near Nottingham station, 1 January 2024

  1. Important safety messages This incident demonstrates: the importance of…

RAIB has today released its safety digest into a train damaged by a collision with an object at Highdyke, Lincolnshire, 19 December 2023.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Updated: 17 April 2024

• Train damaged by collision with an object at Highdyke, Lincolnshire, 19 December 2023

  1. Important safety messages This accident demonstrates the importance of:…

Data on the number of Disabled Persons Railcards in circulation.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 11 April 2024

RAIB has today released its safety digest into a near miss with a track worker near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, 4 January 2024.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Updated: 10 April 2024

The twenty-eighth in a series of regular progress reports from the High Speed Two (HS2) Independent Construction Commissioner.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: HS2 Independent Construction Commissioner
• Organisation: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 8 April 2024

Quarterly statistics on the volume and cause of complaints made to train operating companies.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Data on the volume of delay compensation claims made by passengers on rail services and how effectively train operating companies processed these.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Quarterly statistics reporting the volume of passenger journeys, kilometres and revenue on the mainline network in Great Britain.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 21 March 2024

Lessons learned from Department for Transport and Transport for London’s joint sponsorship of the Crossrail project.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 18 March 2024

Quarterly and periodic (4-weekly) statistics on the volume of freight transported by rail and the punctuality of those services.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 14 March 2024

RAIB has today released its safety digest into the runaway of an engineering train at London Liverpool Street station, 2 October 2022.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Updated: 7 March 2024

Quarterly and periodic (4-weekly) statistics on punctuality, reliability and causes of delay for passenger trains operating on the mainline network.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 7 March 2024

Data on the number of signals passed at danger (SPADs) on the mainline railway.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 7 March 2024

HMICFRS report about the effectiveness of the British Transport Police.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: British Transport Police Authority and 2 others
• Updated: 22 February 2024

HMICFRS report about the effectiveness of vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in British Transport Police.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: British Transport Police Authority and 2 others
• Updated: 22 February 2024

Passenger journeys data for each Region of Great Britain, including journeys between Regions, within Regions and between England, Scotland and Wales.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 22 February 2024

Annual statistics used to assess safety performance of Great Britain’s mainline railways and its achievement of safety targets.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Organisation: Office of Rail and Road
• Updated: 15 February 2024

Quarterly Design Panel summary reports from the High Speed Two (HS2) Design Panel Chair.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Design at HS2
• Organisation: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 13 February 2024

The twenty-seventh in a series of regular progress reports from the High Speed Two (HS2) independent Construction Commissioner.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: HS2 Independent Construction Commissioner
• Organisation: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 1 February 2024

Details of RAIB investigation reports, safety digests, and urgent safety advice published during 2024.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Updated: 1 February 2024