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Table 8.8 Railway accidents
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1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
1998-992 |
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| Railway accidents | |||||||||||
| Collisions |
3 |
8 |
8 |
6 l 1 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Derailments |
15 |
14 |
11 |
6 l |
17 |
8 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
| Running into level crossing gates and other obstructions |
3 |
70 |
52 |
84 l |
83 |
63 |
46 |
52 |
58 |
40 |
62 |
| Fires |
72 |
46 |
58 |
34 l |
6 |
15 |
16 |
15 l |
19 |
15 |
19 |
| Missiles through driver's cab |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. l |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
55 |
57 |
57 |
| Miscellaneous |
111 |
136 |
158 |
115 l |
1 |
- |
5 |
- l |
1 |
- |
1 |
| All accidents |
204 |
274 |
287 |
245 l |
122 |
94 |
87 |
81 |
143 |
121 |
150 |
| Casualties | |||||||||||
| Train accidents - deaths |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| - injuries |
54 |
47 |
37 |
60 |
20 |
42 |
87 |
19 |
20 |
7 |
8 |
| Accidents through movements of railway vehicle - deaths |
- |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| - injuries |
34 |
20 |
19 |
27 |
43 |
18 |
46 |
24 |
49 |
79 |
56 |
| Accidents on railway premises - deaths |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| - injuries |
10 |
66 |
47 |
54 |
73 |
72 |
26 |
27 l |
254 |
342 |
303 |
| Trespassers and suicides (All accidents) - deaths |
30 |
21 |
17 |
22 |
23 |
18 |
23 |
20 |
16 |
19 |
17 |
| - injuries |
7 |
12 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
16 |
| Total deaths |
33 |
26 |
18 |
27 |
25 |
20 |
25 |
20 |
16 |
19 |
19 |
| Total injuries |
105 |
145 |
118 |
147 |
142 |
144 |
169 |
74 l |
333 |
440 |
383 |
1. 1992-93 and later years' figures were obtained from Health and Safety Executive, while earlier years' figures were supplied by Scotrail
2. 1998-99 figures are provisional
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