All RAIB Reports

190 The accident at Waterloo and the Cardiff East Junction incident resulted from
people taking actions which were inconsistent with the processes in which they
had been assessed as competent. Had these processes been followed, the
events would have been prevented. The RAIB found no evidence that the staff
and organisations involved at Waterloo and Cardiff lacked a commitment to
safety. In this respect, the RAIB’s findings at Waterloo and Cardiff have much in
common with this extract from the Hidden report [i.e. the Clapham Junction accident] chapter 17 ‘Where things went
wrong – The Lessons to be learned’: [...]