UK watchdog says seasonal factors significant in Salisbury crash

Two passenger trains crashed at tunnel mouth
the potentially disastrous crash at Salisbury in 2021 (RAIB) Image released from RAIB report

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its findings and recommendations regarding the serious collision between two passenger trains near Salisbury in southwest England almost exactly two years ago. Wheel adhesion, brakes, visibility, weather, and extreme leaf contamination in the shape of a fallen tree, all played a part in the crash, at the mouth of a tunnel on approach to the city’s station.

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Author: Simon Walton

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UK watchdog says seasonal factors significant in Salisbury crash

Two passenger trains crashed at tunnel mouth
the potentially disastrous crash at Salisbury in 2021 (RAIB) Image released from RAIB report

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its findings and recommendations regarding the serious collision between two passenger trains near Salisbury in southwest England almost exactly two years ago. Wheel adhesion, brakes, visibility, weather, and extreme leaf contamination in the shape of a fallen tree, all played a part in the crash, at the mouth of a tunnel on approach to the city’s station.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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