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20 April 2026
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News story
Tram derailment at Piccadilly tram stop
Investigation into the derailment of a tram at Piccadilly tram stop, Manchester, 5 April 2026.
16 April 2026
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Independent report
Safety digest 04/2026: Millbrook
RAIB has today released its safety digest into a near miss between a passenger train and a van near Millbrook, Bedfordshire, 25 September 2025.
15 April 2026
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News story
Road vehicle incursion at York Street, Belfast
Investigation into a near miss between a train and a heavy goods vehicle near York Street, Belfast, 20 March 2026.
15 April 2026
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Independent report
Safety digest 03/2026: Hopetown Junction
RAIB has today released its safety digest into a derailment at Hopetown Junction, Darlington, 31 January 2026.
14 April 2026
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Independent report
Safety digest 02/2026: Cambridge Junction
RAIB has today released its safety digest into an overspeed at Cambridge Junction, Hertfordshire, 11 December 2025.
13 April 2026
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Press release
Report 04/2026: Derailment at Denbigh Hall South Junction
RAIB has today released its report into a derailment at Denbigh Hall South Junction, near Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, 26 June 2025.
Latest from Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Tram derailment at Piccadilly tram stop
20 April 2026
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Safety digest 04/2026: Millbrook
16 April 2026
Rail Accident Investigation Branch report
Safety digest 04/2026: Millbrook
16 April 2026
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) independently investigates accidents to improve railway safety, and inform the industry and the public.
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19 December 2014
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19 December 2014
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Tram derailment at Piccadilly tram stop
20 April 2026
News story
Road vehicle incursion at York Street, Belfast
15 April 2026
News story
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Safety digest 04/2026: Millbrook
16 April 2026
Independent report
Safety digest 03/2026: Hopetown Junction
15 April 2026
Independent report
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Memorandum of Understanding between the AIBs and the NFCC
9 March 2022
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Investigation of Railway Accidents and Incidents in the Channel Tunnel system
2 February 2021
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Safety digest 04/2026: Millbrook
16 April 2026
Rail Accident Investigation Branch report
Safety digest 03/2026: Hopetown Junction
15 April 2026
Rail Accident Investigation Branch report
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Andrew Hall
Chief Inspector of Rail Accidents
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Rail Accident Investigation Branch Derby
The Wharf, Stores Road
Derby
DE21 4BA
United Kingdom
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Main office number
01332 253300
Non media enquiries only. Please refer to our Media Enquiries page (
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rail-accident-investigation-branch/about/media-enquiries
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Rail Accident Investigation Branch Farnborough
Cullen House
Berkshire Copse Road
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 2HP (Satnav GU11 2HH)
United Kingdom
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01932 440000
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