This statistic shows the number of non-potentially high risk accidents occurring on passenger trains in Great Britain annually between 2005 and 2020. In 2019/20, there were 344 low risk accidents, of which 131 were caused by striking animals.
Number of non-potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020, by accident type
Characteristic
Striking animals
Striking other objects
Open door collisions
Roll back collisions
Striking level crossing gates/barriers
Struck by missiles
Train fires
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GOV.UK. (November 26, 2020). Number of non-potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020, by accident type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305509/non-potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of non-potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020, by accident type." Chart. November 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305509/non-potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. (2020). Number of non-potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020, by accident type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305509/non-potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Non-potentially High Risk Train Accidents Involving Passenger Trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020, by Accident Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305509/non-potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of non-potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020, by accident type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305509/non-potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of non-potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020, by accident type [Graph], GOV.UK, November 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305509/non-potentially-high-risk-passenger-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/