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UK Transport Chief Orders HS2 To Find Billions In Savings, Cut Delays

March 30, 2026 The Turntable

Britain’s transport secretary this week ordered HS2 Ltd. to hunt for ways to cut costs and reduce delays on the high-speed rail project, including reconsidering design choices that could add complexity and push back the day passengers actually ride the line.

Investigators Cite Radio Failure, Missing Lights in Port Glasgow Track Worker Strike

March 24, 2026 The Turntable

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch identified two possible underlying factors that led to a wagon being pushed by a rail-mounted crane during overnight engineering work near Port Glasgow station last year striking two track workers.

RAIB Makes Recommendations After Passenger Fell Onto London Underground Station Tracks

March 5, 2026 The Turntable

A passenger who fell from a platform onto the track at Ickenham London Underground station lay undiscovered for about two minutes before being struck by an arriving train, Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch said in a report published Thursday.

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Issues Five Safety Recommendations After Passenger Dragged in November 2024

March 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch has issued five safety recommendations after a passenger was trapped by the doors of an Elizabeth line train in November and dragged along the platform at Ealing Broadway station in November 2024.

UK Investigators Open Probe into Fatal Accident at Footpath in Leicestershire

February 27, 2026 The Turntable

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch said it has opened an investigation into a fatal accident in which a young person was struck by a train while crossing the railway at Bottesford footpath crossing in Leicestershire.

UK Rail Investigators to Publish Safety Digest After Passenger Train Derailment Near Darlington

February 24, 2026 The Turntable

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch said it is conducting a preliminary examination into a derailment involving a passenger train that left the tracks and then re-railed at Hopetown Junction near Darlington North Road station in County Durham.

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UK Transport Chief Orders HS2 To Find Billions In Savings, Cut Delays

Investigators Cite Radio Failure, Missing Lights in Port Glasgow Track Worker Strike

RAIB Makes Recommendations After Passenger Fell Onto London Underground Station Tracks

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Issues Five Safety Recommendations After Passenger Dragged in November 2024

UK Investigators Open Probe into Fatal Accident at Footpath in Leicestershire

UK Rail Investigators to Publish Safety Digest After Passenger Train Derailment Near Darlington

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