British authorities have published a safety digest after a Great Western Railway train’s near miss with a track worker on the Up Main line.
The train was traveling at around 50 mph at the time of the near miss, around 10:44 a.m. on March 12, and shortly after the train leaft Totnes station in Devon.
The track worker involved in the near miss was the controller of site safety (COSS) for a team that was undertaking work adjacent to the Up Main line. At the time of the incident, the COSS was assessing if there was enough clearance on the side of the railway for the team to continue using the separated system of work which had been planned for the task.
“We have undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding this incident. Having assessed the evidence which has been gathered to date, we have decided to publish a safety digest,” the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said in a Wednesday statement.
