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£550,000 fine for VolkerRail after trench collapse left worker in coma

Monday 27th June 2022
Railway infrastructure contractor VolkerRail Ltd has been fined £550,000 after a trench collapsed onto a railway worker, causing life-changing injuries and resulting in him being placed in a medically-induced coma. We spoke to Simon Barber, HM Inspector of Railways at the Office of Road and Rail (ORR), about what happened.
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‘Easily avoidable’ collision lands Network Rail with £1.4m fine

Thursday 9th June 2022
A collision between two railway maintenance vehicles that left one worker with life-changing injuries has resulted in a £1.4 million fine for Network Rail. We look at how it happened.
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ORR to prosecute TfL, Croydon tram operator and driver over fatal crash

Tuesday 29th March 2022
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has launched a prosecution of Transport for London (TfL), Tram Operations and Alfred Dorris, the driver of the tram involved in the fatal derailment at Sandilands near Croydon in November 2016.
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Carillion’s ‘incorrect’ drainage system led to Carmont train derailment, RAIB finds

Friday 25th March 2022
Construction firm Carillion’s failure to construct a drainage system correctly in accordance with the designer’s requirements has been identified as the main cause of a passenger train derailment at Carmont, Aberdeenshire in 2020, the Rail Accident Investigation Board (RAIB) has found.
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Front-line pressures worsened mental health in rail sector during pandemic, study finds

Thursday 18th November 2021
Increased work pressure has contributed to poor mental health for rail workers, study finds
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Rail freight terminal operator found guilty of negligence fined £6.5m over boy’s death

Monday 2nd August 2021
The company that runs Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal in the Midlands must pay £6.5m after a court found it guilty of negligence over the death of an 11-year-old boy at the depot, near Rugby.
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ORR report calls on Network Rail to improve worker safety

Tuesday 27th July 2021
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual report of health and safety on Britain’s railways highlights worker safety as a top priority for Network Rail after the death of three rail employees, including two track workers.
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Substation fire leads to £700,000 fine for Network Rail

Thursday 29th April 2021
The rail operator failed, for more than nine months, to prevent water leaking into a substation and to maintain dehumidifiers installed inside.
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Rail operator Nexus fined £1.5m over worker's electrocution death

Tuesday 27th April 2021
A ‘serious and systemic failure to properly address health and safety’ led to the death of John Bell, who was killed while carrying out maintenance work.
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DB Cargo fined £200,000 over shunter’s arm amputation

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
The UK's biggest freight operator has been prosecuted after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when a train collided with his vehicle on a level crossing.
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