The eighth annual safety report for the UK's railways from the Railway Safety and Standards Board
This document was published on 29th April 2008 by Railway Safety & Standards Board.
It was written by Railway Safety & Standards Board.
The original document format was PDF File, and comprised 253 pages.The original document can be found here.
This document was kindly sourced from Railway Safety & Standards Board and is in our Safety reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 22nd November 2008.
This document is © Railway Safety & Standards Board.
"Over 40 years ago, the noted transport historian, L.T.C. Rolt, wrote: ‘A railway accident is always news. Governments may fall or battles be fought and lost but no matter what the crisis of the hour may be, a derailment or a collision involving a relatively small loss of life will be sure to command a banner headline in the popular Press’.
Intensive media coverage still has the potential to influence the public’s perception of risk on the railway, despite the major improvements that have occurred since the above lines were written. The Annual Safety Performance Report (ASPR) gives a full and detailed account of recent safety performance, so that people both inside and outside the industry can base their views and decisions on the true state of safety on today’s railway."
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