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All RAIB Reports 17/07/2015 at 19:34 #74343
RainbowNines
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Have been really looking forward to this one - I assumed it would just be negligence on part of the lookout but seems that use of this lookout equipment in areas where lookouts see the train long before they need to notify the group is a recognised issue. RAIB does employ an inspector with huge experience in human factors so no doubt he was involved with this one.

Desperately close to a serious tragedy. The CCTV still of "three seconds before" sends you cold.

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All RAIB Reports 17/07/2015 at 22:03 #74351
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I was honestly very surprised to read that it wasn't common practise to use some sort of detection such as a treadle to fire off the warnings, despite the technology being fairly simple. Admittedly it doesn't cover all possibilities (e.g. trains running wrong line), but it's surely a far more reliable system - plus you save on labour, for bonus points.
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All RAIB Reports 18/07/2015 at 01:33 #74352
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Indeed. It seems that the 1.4 equipment was only suitable for human operation and had the vigilance switch. 1.5 uses movement sensors to test vigilance and can also be operated by said treadles, axle counters etc.

I was also amused (darkly) by the paragraph about the alarming regularity with which the lookout had to confirm vigilance. The German manufacturer stated previously the interval was far greater than 20 seconds when the equipment arrived in the UK. "It was not known why this was changed"

Of course not

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All RAIB Reports 30/07/2015 at 09:05 #74594
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RAIB has released its report into an incident in which the live overhead wire parted at Walkergate station, Tyne and Wear Metro, 11 August 2014.

R092015_150730_Walkergate.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 17/08/2015 at 11:09 #75182
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It seems that RAIB has got rather active in the last couple of weeks! Four new reports:

RAIB has released its report into the derailment of a loaded coal train at Porthkerry, South Wales, 02 October 2014.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-102015-derailment-at-porthkerry

RAIB has released its report into the derailment of a freight train at Angerstein Junction, 2 April 2014. [Note: RAIB is also investigating a second derailment at this location]

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-112015-derailment-at-angerstein-junction

RAIB has released its report into an accident involving a train being struck and damaged by an equipment cabinet door in Watford Tunnel on 26 October 2014.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-122015-train-struck-and-damaged-by-equipment-cabinet-door-in-watford-tunnel

RAIB has released its report into a near miss with staff and runaway trolleys at Raven level crossing, Garnant, Carmarthenshire 1 November 2014

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-132015-near-miss-at-raven-level-crossing

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All RAIB Reports 17/08/2015 at 22:39 #75231
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RAIB has released its report into a near miss with staff and runaway trolleys at Raven level crossing, Garnant, Carmarthenshire 1 November 2014

www.gov.uk/government/news/report-132015...raven-level-crossing
This one: Just put it in black & white and add clown music or a piano solo, and you've got yourself a Laurel & Hardy sketch!

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All RAIB Reports 20/08/2015 at 10:09 #75306
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I have never known RAIB be this active! Here's a "secret" report (i.e. wasn't reported on their "current investigations" list - EDIT: Although think they said they were going to do it on their old website). They sometimes do this for the class investigations.

RAIB has released its report into irregularities with protection arrangements for track workers during infrastructure engineering work.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-142015-class-investigation-protection-irregularities

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All RAIB Reports 20/08/2015 at 11:41 #75307
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I suspect it's just everything lining up coincidentally, since I've noticed especially there had been a huge drought up to this point. Probably just a load of investigations happening to complete at the same time. Unfortunately I suspect this means we'll have another drought!
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All RAIB Reports 20/08/2015 at 14:01 #75310
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Yes quite so! There's only one left which is marked as "consulting" - that's the meeting of the fallen Newbury signal and the HST! The rest are quite a way from publication.
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All RAIB Reports 23/09/2015 at 09:07 #76153
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RAIB has released its report into a collision between a train and a collapsed signal post at Newbury, 17 November 2014.

R152015_Newbury.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 24/09/2015 at 09:39 #76209
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RAIB has released its report into the derailment of a freight train at Heworth, Tyne and Wear, 23 October 2014.

R162015_Heworth.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 07/10/2015 at 09:17 #76706
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RAIB has released its report into an accident where trains struck the station platform at Moston, 28 January 2015.

R172015_Moston.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 20/10/2015 at 18:14 #77108
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There's been an update to the Wootton Bassett investigation:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469145/151019_Wootton_Bassett_web_update.pdf

Nothing in here to suggest there's been anything other than a serious irregularity, I'm afraid. In fact, for the first time RAIB have alluded to the fact this isn't the first time.

Investigation continues.

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All RAIB Reports 21/10/2015 at 10:25 #77118
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RAIB has released its report into an accident involving electrical arcing and fire under a train near Windsor & Eton Riverside, 30 January 2015.

R182015_Windsor.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 21/10/2015 at 11:17 #77121
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Interesting one. So worsening smoke and no communications to passengers - recommendation is to stay on the train ?

hmmm

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All RAIB Reports 18/11/2015 at 10:38 #77840
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RAIB has today released its bulletin describing a collision between a train and a wooden sleeper, near Somerleyton, Suffolk, 18 June 2015.

B032015_Somerleyton.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 13/01/2016 at 09:33 #79823
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RAIB has released its report into containers detaching from freight trains at Scout Green, 7 March 2015 & Deeping St Nicholas, 31 March 2015.

R192015_Scout_Green

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All RAIB Reports 13/01/2016 at 09:35 #79824
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RAIB has released its report into unsafe events at Heathrow Tunnel Junction, 27 and 28 December 2014.

R202015_Heathrow_Tunnel_Junction

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All RAIB Reports 13/01/2016 at 09:37 #79825
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RAIB has released its report into a derailment at Washwood Heath West Junction, Birmingham, 23 March 2015.

R012016_Washwood_Heath

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All RAIB Reports 28/01/2016 at 01:35 #80159
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RAIB has released its report into a collision between a train and a fallen bridge parapet at Froxfield, Wiltshire, 22 February 2015.

R022016_Froxfield.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 02/03/2016 at 10:23 #80976
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RAIB has today released its report into a serious accident at West Wickham station 10 April 2015.

R032016_West_Wickham.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 17/03/2016 at 11:12 #81235
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RAIB has today released its report into a serious accident at Clapham South tube station, 12 March 2015.

R042016_Clapham_South.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 18/03/2016 at 14:19 #81259
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" said:
RAIB has today released its report into a serious accident at Clapham South tube station, 12 March 2015.

R042016_Clapham_South.pdf
In New York this situation is referred to as a 12-9, after the radio code used to describe it.

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All RAIB Reports 06/04/2016 at 11:34 #81659
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RAIB has today released its report into a passenger train derailment at Godmersham, Kent, 26 July 2015.

R052016_Godmersham.pdf

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All RAIB Reports 06/04/2016 at 12:56 #81660
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RAIB has today released its report into a passenger train derailment at Godmersham, Kent, 26 July 2015.

R052016_Godmersham.pdf
Never got why the UK wasn't big on installing cow catchers.

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