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Document Summary

The HSE interim report into the Ufton Nervet level crossing collision and derailment, which killed 7 people.

This document was published on 10th November 2004 by Health and Safety Executive.

It was written by Health and Safety Executive.


This item is linked to the Accident at Ufton Nervet on 6th November 2004


The original document format was PDF File, and comprised 7 pages.The original document can be found here.

This document was kindly sourced from Health and Safety Executive and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 7th August 2005.

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"HSE investigators have not found any evidence at this stage to suggest that there were any errors by railway staff or faults with the level crossing, the signalling system or the train involved in the incident. Early indications are that a car driver stopped his vehicle on the crossing before the barrier sequence commenced and made no attempt to leave the vehicle once the crossing traffic signals began to flash and the barriers descended. The train struck the car. Damage to the crossing surface and sleepers between the crossing and 979 points indicates that the leading wheelset of the train derailed at the crossing and the train travelled in that condition until reaching the points. The derailment was then exacerbated as the train passed over the points."

Timeline:
Level crossing safety

21st January 1935
Report on the Accident At Wharf Road Level Crossing on 27th November 1934

14th August 1935
Report on the Accident At Minster on 26th April 1935

26th August 1937
Report on the Accident at Wick Lane Level Crossing on 12th June 1937

27th January 1949
Report on the Collision which occurred on 23rd November, 1948, at Bainton Public Level Crossing near Uffington & Barnack Station (London Midland Regio...

14th March 1957
Level Crossing Protection: Report by Officers of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and of the British Transport Commission...

13th March 1962
Report on the Accident which occurred on 15th September 1961 at West Street Public Level Crossing between Hythe (Hampshire) and Marchwood in the South...

3rd May 1968
Report on the Level Crossing Accident that occurred on 16th April 1968 at Trent Road Public Level Crossing Beckingham in the Eastern Region British Ra...

31st July 1969
Report on the Accident that occurred on 15th February 1969 at Catholme Level Crossing in the London Midland Region British Railways...

17th April 1970
Report on the Accident that occurred on 28th November 1969 at Great Coates Level Crossing near Grimsby in the Eastern Region British Railways...

9th November 1970
Report on the Accident that occurred on 15th July 1970 at Shalmsford Street Occupation Level Crossing near Canterbury in the Southern Region British R...

26th February 1971
Report on the Accident that occurred on 28th January 1970 at Dowdyke Bank Level Crossing between Spalding and Boston in the Eastern Region British Rai...

5th January 1977
Report on the Accident that occurred on 20th June 1976 at Kilnwick Public Level Crossing in the Eastern Region British Railways...

1978
Report on Level Crossing Protection including visits to the Netherlands, French, West German and Swiss Railways by officers of the Department of Trans...

15th January 1981
Report on the Accident that occurred on 15th November 1980 at Riccall Turnhead AHB Level Crossing in the Eastern Region British Railways...

20th April 1983
Pedestrian Safety at Public Road Level Crossings

9th May 1983
Level Crossings Act 1983

27th June 2000
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10th November 2004
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25th January 2005
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21st June 2005
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19th December 2005
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19th December 2005
Requirements for Train Windows on Passenger Carrying Rail Vehicles (T424)

28th March 2006
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21st July 2006
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July 2007
Assessment of three-point passenger restraints (seatbelts) fitted to seats on rail vehicles

June 2009
Rail Accident Report: Investigation into safety at user worked crossings

July 2009
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22nd July 2010
Getting Level Crossings Law on Track

22nd July 2010
Level Crossings: A Joint Consultation Paper

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