Over the given period, the highest accident risks for passenger trains arose from potential collisions with road vehicles at level crossings. In the financial year 2023/24 there were nine potentially high-risk accidents involving passenger trains, of which five were collisions with vehicles at level crossings.
Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2023/2024, by accident type
Characteristic
Striking buffer stops
Collisions between trains
Collisions with road vehicles (at level crossing)
Collisions with road vehicles (not at level crossing)
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GOV.UK. (September 26, 2024). Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2023/2024, by accident type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2023/2024, by accident type." Chart. September 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. (2024). Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2023/2024, by accident type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Potentially High Risk Train Accidents Involving Passenger Trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2023/2024, by Accident Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2023/2024, by accident type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2023/2024, by accident type [Graph], GOV.UK, September 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305491/potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
