October 2015
Fatalities
There were no passenger or workforce accidental fatalities during October 2015. There were 4 public
accidental fatalities:
On 2 October, a person gained access to the track and fell onto a live third rail, resulting in electrocution
near Waterloo East (South Eastern).
On 15 October, a person was struck fatally by a train at Milnsbridge Viaduct (London North Eastern).
On 19 October, a person with injuries consistent with being struck by a train was found on the down line
near Wood Ditton AHBC (London North Eastern).
On 29 October, a person with injuries consistent with being struck by a train was found on the down line at
Feltham (South Eastern).
There were 19 suspected suicides during October 2015. The average monthly figure over the past 12
months has been 22.3. Suicide figures are subject to change as more information (such as coroners'
verdicts) is made available.
Reportable train accidents: collisions, derailments and trains striking road vehicles
On 3 October, a passenger train which was parked at Leeds (London North Eastern) rolled back and
collided at slow speed with another train which was already in the platform during permissive working.
There were no injuries reported.
On 20 October, a track maintance train became derailed on the points at the junction connecting the Mid
Norfolk Railway and the down line at Wymondham (South Eastern). There were no reported injuries.
Precursors
During October 2015, there were 24 signals passed at danger (SPADs). This is 2 fewer than in October
2014. The average monthly figure over the past 12 months has been 24.8.
Of the 24 SPADs in October 2015, 10 were risk-ranked potentially significant (16-19), and no SPADs were
risk-ranked as potentially severe (20+).
In addition to the 24 SPADs, there were 80 other incidents where signals were passed at red (SPARs) in
October 2015; there were 123 such incidents the previous October. Of these 80 SPARs, 71 were due to
signalling system reversion or replacement (system or human), and 9 were due to replacement of the
signal in an operational incident. There were no train runaway incidents.
Up to 14 October 2015 (the period end date), there were no broken rails reported. In September 2015
there were 9 broken rails reported.
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Accidental fatalities: workforce
Accidental fatalities: passenger
Accidental fatalities: level crossings
Accidental fatalities: public *
Suicides/ suspected suicides
Fatalities
300
292
278
250
243
Passenger
Workforce
Public
Passenger major injuries/billion journeys
350
250
245
313
297
274
258
250
234
232
Major injuries
200
208
162
132
150
123
128
120
114
132
129
150
100
43
3 513
26
176
43
5
4
1
74
56
35
239
22
348
23
3 311
21
1
38
50
36
46
42
40
46
21
0
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
(Apr-Oct)
2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
(Apr-Oct)
* Public accidental fatalities include trespass and non-trespass, but exclude
fatalities at level crossings (which are shown separately).
60
Derailments & collisions
Collisions: non-passenger
Collisions: passenger in running
Derailments: non-passenger
Derailments: passenger
RIDDOR-reportable major injuries to each person type reported in SMIS. The
majority of passenger injuries occur in stations
Collisions: passenger low-speed
Derailment at crossing: non-passenger
Derailment at crossing: passenger
Potentially higher-risk train accidents
49
50
PHRTA/300 million train miles
42
40
6
33
35
32
1
6
1
1
4
2
3
2
12
8
7
13
3
18
20
17
5
13
16
10
11
7
25
3
1
4
1
9
3
1
5
8
30
7
2
1
0
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
(Apr-Oct)
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
(Apr-Oct)
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
Statutorily reportable collisions (excluding roll back and open door
(RIDDOR) reportable cases only. Includes derailments at level crossings after collisions), derailments, buffer stop collisions and trains striking road
striking road vehicles. Does not include buffer stop and ‘open door’
vehicles. PHRTAs are normalised per million train miles.
collisions. Passenger low-speed collisions predominately occur at stations.
Total
16-19 risk ranked SPADs
20+ risk ranked SPADs
Percentage of Sep 2006 benchmark SPAD risk
SPADs
400
100%
80%
292
272
296
298
287
276
70%
249
250
60%
15
13
40%
150
50
20
21
50%
172
200
100
Barrier
Gate
Road vehicle
90%
350
300
Train strikes at level crossing
29
14
17
57
19
65
18
68
9
54
16
75
16
66
14
9
20%
53
4
0
10%
0%
12
5
30%
72
13
6
2
2
3
1
7
10
6
6
11
10
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
(Apr-Oct)
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
(Apr-Oct)
SPADs on or affecting Network Rail managed infrastructure. This update
regarding SPAD performance is based on data available at the date of issue
and is subject to change as further information becomes known.
The blue bars refer to trains striking barriers where a previous incident had
caused the barriers to encroach onto the running line, such as a road vehicle
striking the barriers.
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Author: William Sharp
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Email address: william.sharp@RSSB.CO.UK